Warren v. Dodge

The defendants take the position that the oral extension of time was within the statute of frauds (P. L., c. 327, s. 1), and that when equity permits the enforcement of an oral contract to convey real estate, it must appear that the plaintiff has taken possession of the property and improved it, that fraud in the inception of the contract is not enough to be shown but the plaintiff, failing relief, must be placed in the position of a wrongdoer by reason of what he has done in pursuance of the contract, and that the agreement must be shown by acts unequivocally referable thereto.

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