General Federal Construction, Inc. v. James A. Federline, Inc.

We shall here hold that the “one year clause” of the Maryland Statute of Frauds does not bar collection of damages for breach of an oral contract absent an express and specific provision in that contract that it was not to be performed within one year or a clear demonstration by its terms that it was not or could not be so performed. In the circumstances of this case we find that there was a clear demonstration that the contract could not be performed within one year. Thus, there must be a reversal.

This controversy arises from the construction of the Ambulatory Care Facility of Prince…