Fontaine v. Riley

Sec. 2304 of the Statutes for the year 1923 reads as follows:

“Every contract . . . for the sale of any lands or any interest in lands shall be void unless the contract or some note or memorandum thereof, expressing the consideration, be in writing and be subscribed by the party by whom . . . the sale is to be made or by his lawfully authorized agent.”

Sec. 2305 reads as follows:

“Nothing in this chapter contained shall be construed to abridge the powers of courts to compel the specific performance of agreements in case of part performance of such agreements.”

Where an oral contract for the…