Lewis v. Hughes
Maryland Court of Appeals
346 A.2d 231 (1975)
- Written by Miller Jozwiak, JD
Facts
Herbert Hughes (defendant) owned a mobile-home park in which the mobile home of Bettie Lewis (plaintiff) was located. Lewis attempted to sell her mobile home to a third party, but the sale fell through due to a rule in the park that Hughes sought to maintain. To rectify the situation, Hughes offered to buy the mobile home from Lewis. Lewis told Hughes’s attorney that she would be willing to sell the mobile home to Hughes for $5,000. Hughes later told his attorney that he agreed to that price, and the attorney memorialized the agreement. Hughes later said he could not pay the $5,000. Lewis made arrangements to sell the mobile home to another buyer and sued Hughes for breach of contract. At trial, Hughes admitted in his testimony that he had said he would purchase the mobile home for $5,000. The trial court concluded that there had been an oral contract. However, the court also held that the contract was unenforceable because it was not in writing, as required by the statute-of-frauds provision in the Uniform Commercial Code. Lewis appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Digges, J.)
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