Legal Opinion
LaRue v. Kalex Construction & Development, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 22, 2012No. 3D11-2368PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRothenberg, J.
The issue we must resolve in-this appeal is whether full performance of an alleged oral employment agreement, which was incapable of performance within one year, is barred by the statute of frauds. Because we conclude that it is barred, we affirm the trial court’s order granting summary judgment and entering final judgment in favor of Kalex Construction and Development, Inc. (“Kalex”).
The salient facts are as follows. Rosa LaRue (“LaRue”) sued Kalex for breach of contract and for an accounting. It is uncontested that LaRue agreed in November 2005 to leave her employer, Florida Power & Light,…
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