Contracts—Statute of Frauds—Oral Contract for Purchase of Home Governed by General Obligations Law §5-703—Plaintiffs May Pursue Claim for Specific Performance Based on Part Performance Exception

This decision involved an action for a specific performance of a contract for the sale of real property. The plaintiffs appealed from a trial court order which, in so far as appealed from, granted those portions of the defendant's motion pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(5) to dismiss the first, third, fourth, and fifth causes of action and to cancel a notice of pendency. The Appellate Division (court) reversed and denied the defendant's motion.