Nelson Izaguirre v. Juan Herrera

── Nelson Izaguirre v. Juan Herrera ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02419 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Bradford concur Indiana’s Statute of Frauds generally requires the sale of land to be in writing in order for the sale to be enforceable. But there is an equitable exception to that general rule when one side partially performs on an oral contract. Here, Juan Herrera alleged that he had purchased land from Nelson Izaguirre without a written contract but had paid Izaguirre the full price for the purchase, lived on the property for several years thereafter, and had spent substantial costs improving the residence on the land.