Business Law 13th Edition by Frank Cross, Kenneth Clarkson, Roger LeRoy Miller

Exercise 7

Sufficiency of the Writing. Newmark Co. Real Estate, Inc., contacted 2615 East 17 Street Realty, LLC, to lease certain real property on behalf of a client. Newmark e-mailed the landlord a separate agreement for the payment of Newmark's commission. The landlord e-mailed it back with a separate demand to pay the commission in installments. Newmark revised the agreement and e-mailed a final copy to the landlord. Does the agreement qualify as a writing under the Statute of Frauds? Explain. [Newmark Co. Real Estate, Inc. v. 2615 East 17 Street Realty, LLC, 80 A.D.3d 476, 914 N.Y.S.2d 162 (1 Dept. 2011)] (See page 312.)