Halstead v. Murray

Because I disagree with the majority’s analysis in this case, I respectfully dissent. Two arguments underlie this appeal. Plaintiff first argues that although the settlement involved a conveyance of land, the very nature of the negotiations, as settlement proceedings, takes the conveyance out of the Statute of Frauds. I disagree.

This court has previously held that settlements of pending litigation which involve land conveyances may be excepted from the Statute of Frauds where those settlements are made under the direct supervision of the court. Perley v. Bailey, 89 N.H. 359, 360, 199 A. 570,…