Hayes v. Arrington
Tennessee Supreme Court
‘O’ROjVI DAVIDSOBT. Appeal in error from the Circuit Court of Davidson County. 'Jiro. W. Childress, J.
1Opinion of the CourtSnodgrass, J.
Tlie plaintiff claimed that on the 11th of September, 1900, he .had rented of defendants a house in the city of Nashville for the year ensiling from October 1 under contract, not in writing, and, averring that defendants had breached the contract, sued for damages resulting.
The defendants denied the fact of a contract, and denied its validity, if made, on the ground that it was obnoxious to our statute of frauds, and specifically that it was void because it was not in writing and was not to be performed within one year from the making thereof.
The case was tried before a jury and evidence was…
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