Legal Opinion
Deevy v. Porter
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 16, 1953PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Jacobs, J.
The Appellate Division in Deevy v. Porter, 21 N. J. Super. 278 (1952), determined that the defendants were entitled to the entry of judgment under the provisión in the statute of frauds prohibiting action on an oral agreement that is not to be performed within one year from the making thereof. R. S. 25:1—5. We granted certification upon the application of the plaintiff who expressly concedes that the oral employment agreement was for a year commencing on a date subsequent to its making (LaBett v. Heyman Bros., Inc., 13 N. J. Misc. 832 (Sup.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Burns v. . McCormickNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Doyle v. DixonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Radio Corporation v. Cable Radio Tube CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- Marble v. Town of ClintonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Meyer v. RobertsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1885
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Olympic Junior, Inc., in No. 71-1440 v. David Crystal, Inc. Appeal of Edward Defabio, in No. 71-1441. Appeal of Paul D'alessandro, in No. 71-1442Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- McKinney v. National Dairy CouncilDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1980
- State v. SteensenNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955
- State v. GambuttiNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955
- Gilliam v. KouchoucosTexas Supreme Court · 1960
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