In Haskins v. Loeb Rhoades & Co. (52 NY2d 523, 421 N.E.2d 109, 438 N.Y.S.2d 989 [1981]), the Court of Appeals clarified its holding in Dura, limiting "this narrow exception to the Statute of Frauds . . . to a business enterprise 'closely akin to that of joint venture. " 'The Court affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiff's claim to recover a finder's fee, on the ground that the "plaintiff has come forward with no evidentiary facts which indicate the existence of any enterprise even remotely resembling a joint venture" (Haskins at 525-526).