Clifford v. Heald

This is a bill in equity, to which the defendant has demurred. The bill alleges that the defendant orally promised the plaintiff to convey to her certain real estate, if she would assign to him a certain policy of insurance; that the defendant has in no part performed his promise; that the plaintiff has offered an assignmént of the policy to the defendant, which he has not *323accepted; and that the defendant has conveyed the real estate to another person, and the plaintiff has incurred some expenses, relying upon the promise of the defendant. The contract is within the statute of frauds, Pub.…