North v. Simonini

This is an appeal by defendant Donald Simonini from an order of the Washington Superior Court in which plaintiff recovered a deposit she had paid him in connection with the proposed purchase of a certain piece of realty. She also recovered interest, attorney’s fees, and costs. We affirm.

We are presented with one main issue on appeal: whether the Statute of Frauds bars the oral modification by an agent of the seller of a portion of a written purchase and sale agreement. We hold that the acts and words of the seller’s agent, defendant Augusta Graves, in allowing extra time to inspect the land,…