Webster v. Blodgett
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Opinion
A parol agreement to lease land, and buildings to be erected thereon, for ten years, is a contract to convey an interest in lands, and within the statute of frauds. G. L., c. 220, s. 14; c. 1, s. 20; c. 135, ss. 4, 12; Moore v. Ross, 11 N. H. 547, 552; Whitney v. Swett, 22 N. H. 10; Crosby v. Wadsworth, 6 East 602. A parol contract for the purchase of an interest in land is not taken put of the statute of frauds by part payment. Lane v. Shackford, 5 N. H. 133; Ayer v. Sawkes, 11 N. H. 148; Ham v. Goodrich, 37 N. H. 185; Emery v. Smith, 46 N. H. 151, 155; Luey v. Bundy, 9 N. H. 298; Folsom v. Company, 9 N. H. 355; Crawford v. Parsons, 18 N. H. 293; Kingsley v. Holbrook, 45 N. H. 313; Howe v. Batchelder, 49 N. H. 204.
Verdict set aside.
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