Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the United States, Book 32Lawyers' Co-operative Publishing Company, 1889 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 316 - ... unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
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