Hogan v. Long

OPINION OF THE COURT

This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeals reversing the judgment of the trial court regarding the application of the Statute of Frauds to oral agreements calling for transfer of corporate stock.

The Appellee, John L. Long (“Long”), is the sole stockholder of Louisville Memorial Gardens, Inc. (“LMG”), a Kentucky Corporation which was the holding company that owned all of the stock in two other corporations, one in Kentucky and one in Tennessee. All three corporations were engaged in the cemetery business in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Appellant, William D. Hogan…