Legal Opinion
Warrin v. Charm Fashions, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 1948PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBenvenga, J.
This is an action on an oral contract of employment, alleged to have been made on April 14, 1947, for a term of one year commencing on that date. The question presented is whether the contract is within the Statute of Frauds and unenforcible, on the ground that, by its terms, it was not to be performed “ within one year from the making thereof ” (Personal Property Law, § 31). Defendants assert that the contract was made on March 30,1947, and that the one-year period began to run from that date. Plaintiff, on the other hand, contends that the contract was made on April 14, 1947.
It is not…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Varney v. . DitmarsNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- United Press v. . New York Press Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Parver v. Matthews-Kadetsky Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934
- Camp-of-the-Pines, Inc. v. New York Times Co.New York Supreme Court · 1945
- Odell v. WebendorferAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
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3Cited by5 opinions
- T. C. V'soske, S. T. V'soske, K. A. V'soske, George A. Spater and V'soske Shops, Inc. v. E. T. Barwick and E. T. Barwick Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Ellis Canning Company v. BernsteinDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1972
- Campbell v. WABC Towing Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1974
- Morgan v. HarmanNew York Supreme Court · 1956
- T. C. V'soske, S. T. V'soske, K. A. V'soske, George A. Spater and V'soske Shops, Inc. v. E. T. Barwick and E. T. Barwick Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969