Legal Opinion
Heyman v. Adeack Realty Company
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 17, 1967No. Appeal No. 60PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPaolino, J.
This action of assumpsit for a broker’s commission is before us on the plaintiff’s appeal from the entry o.f a summary judgment against him on the pleadings. The case involves issues flowing from a .defense based on clause Sixth of the statute of frauds, G. L. 1956, §9-1-4, as amended by P. L. 1962, chap. 162, sec. 1, which reads as follows:
“Statute of Frauds. — No action shall be brought:
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“Sixth. Whereby to charge any person upon any agreement or promise to pay any commission for or upon the sale of any interest in real estate.
“Unless the promise or agreement upon which such action shall…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Aunt Jemima Mills Co. v. Rigney & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- Augustine v. TruccoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- Herzog v. BlattCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
- Sessions v. Southern California Edison Co.California Court of Appeal · 1941
- Clinkinbeard v. PooleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1954
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Mutual Development Corp. v. Ward Fisher & Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012
- Gray v. KohlhaseCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1972
- Peacock Realty Co. v. E. Thomas Crandall Farm, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
- Good v. Paine Furniture Co.Connecticut Superior Court · 1978
- Brochu v. SantisSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2008
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