Zeising v. Kelly

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• holding that an agreement to pay compensation for negotiating financing fell within Section 5-701(a)(10) and was unenforceable without a subscribed writing
• “Plaintiff cannot simply restate his contract claim, which is barred by the Statute of Frauds, in an attempt to obtain damages in a quasi-contractual claim.”
• “Plaintiff cannot ‘cure’ his pleading deficiencies in the complaint by addressing them in his motion papers.”
• “The New York Statute of Frauds provides that it ‘shall apply to a contract implied in fact or in law [i.e., a quasi-contract claim such as quantum meruit or unjust enrichment].’” (quoting N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 5–701(a)(10))

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