Terzis v. Pompano Paint & Body Repair, Inc.

The plaintiff appeals from a final order dismissing with prejudice his third amended complaint for breach of an oral contract. The plaintiff argues the circuit court erred in finding, at the motion to dismiss stage, that the oral contract violated the statute of frauds. We agree with the plaintiff and reverse.

In the third amended complaint, the plaintiff alleged the following facts. He entered into the oral contract with the defendant sometime in 2008 to store and secure his boat for $100 per month on a month-to-month basis. The defendant agreed to supply twenty-four hour security and keep…