BLACKSTONE REALTY LLC v. F.D.I.C.

No. 00-1570.

244 F.3d 193 (2001)

BLACKSTONE REALTY LLC, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, in its Corporate Capacity, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 3, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Foss, with whom Peters, Massad & Rodolakis was on brief, for appellant.

Thomas C. Bahlo, Counsel, with whom Ann S. Duross, Assistant General Counsel, and Robert D. McGillicuddy, Supervisory Counsel, were on brief, for appellee.

Before STAHL, LYNCH, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


STAHL, Circuit Judge.

This appeal asks us to consider whether an action to recover on an agreement for the purchase of real property was properly dismissed on the pleadings because the writing evidencing the agreement did not satisfy the Massachusetts statute of frauds, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 259, § 1. Defendant-appellee Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") argued, and the district court held, that the writing failed to identify the property being...

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