Legal Opinion
BAXLEY VENEER & CLETE COMPANY v. Maddox
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 7, 1991No. S91G0522PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Chief Justice.
This case involves an oral contract of employment for longer than one year. Such contracts are not enforceable unless “there has been such part performance of the contract as would render it a fraud of the party refusing to comply if the court did not compel a performance.” OCGA § 13-5-31 (3). We granted certiorari to consider the quantum of evidence necessary to create a jury issue regarding part performance.
Earl Maddox brought an action against his former employer, Corbett Plywood Company, and its parent company, Baxley Veneer and Cíete Company, alleging breach of an…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hudson v. Venture Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Gatins v. NCR Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Presto v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Baxley Veneer & Clete Co. v. MaddoxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
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