The items of the specification made an investigation of accounts necessary. The action was properly sent to an auditor, and *517 the auditor’s report was evidence for a jury. Doyle v. Doyle, 56 N. H. 567.

No action at law could be maintained on the special contract to convey land, which was notin writing and was within the statute of frauds; but the plaintiff was entitled to recover for the money expended, and what the labor and services performed under the contract were reasonably worth. Ham v. Goodrich, 87 N. H. 185.

Judgment on the verdict.