Lewis v. Southern Realty Investment Corp.

1. As a general rule, “a verbal contract for services, which are to begin at a future date and continue for a period of a year, is void under the statute of frauds.” Williams v. Garrison, 21 Ga. App. 44 (2) (93 S. E. 510).

2. “It is not error to grant a nonsuit, where it appears from the evidence, without contradiction, that the contract of employment on which the plaintiff’s right of action depended is for a period exceeding one year and is not in writing, and there is no evidence which brings the ease within the exception provided by the Civil Code, § 2694 [Code of 1910, § 3223].” Bentley v.…