Bauer v. Goodrich & Sherwood Associates, Inc.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Fromer, J.H.O.), entered January 17, 2002 in Greene County, upon a decision of the court in favor of plaintiff.

In 1992, plaintiff, who operated a sole proprietorship human resources consulting firm, and defendant, a human resources consulting and executive search firm, entered into an oral agreement whereby plaintiff provided various services to defendant on a particular project. During the course of the project, plaintiff submitted monthly bills to Chuck Wright, defendant’s senior vice-president, who approved the bills, and plaintiff ultimately…