This is a motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the action is barred by the Statute of Frauds.
The plaintiff asks for a decree that it be adjudged the owner of a one-third interest in lots, some of which the defendant already owned and others which he hoped to acquire on a tax sale by the County of Suffolk.
The agreement was entirely oral except for a notation which appears on a check for $5,000, which...
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