Cunnison v. Richardson Greenshields Securities, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J. P.
This is an appeal from the denial of a motion to dismiss a complaint alleging breach of a concededly oral five-year contract of employment, on the ground that the action is barred by the Statute of Frauds.
Plaintiff Carol Gunnison was employed from 1979 until September 1982 in the Toronto office of Richardson Securities of Canada, the parent company of defendant Richardson Securities, Inc., a New York corporation engaged in the securities business. After extensive negotiations, she contends, defendant orally agreed to employ her as an institutional sales…
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