France v. Ross

This is an appeal by the defendant below from an adverse judgment for money damages granted in a suit on open account. Plaintiff was an engineering firm which over a period of years was employed to render professional services incident to construction projects on which the defendant acted as architect. It appears that in 1957 the parties agreed on a statement of account.

The defendant pleaded the statute of limitations, contending the one year statute relating to wages was applicable (§ 95.11(7) (b), and in the alternative relied on the three year statute, relating to parol contracts (§…