Tydir v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “In the present case, Williams’ testimony confirmed the agreement to fund the new company was oral, but there was no evidence to show the parties ever contemplated the funding could be completed within the space of one year. To the contrary, Williams’ testimony was clear that he would forgo payment of his share of profits for five years, at the conclusion of which he and Tydir would have the money necessary to launch the anticipated partnership. Nor can the evidence be viewed to substantiate Williams’ alternative argument that Ty-dir’s complaint did not allege the breach of a single five-year contract, but of five separate oral agreements, each to be performed within a year. In light of the foregoing analysis, we conclude that no view of the evidence legally supports the conclusion that the oral agreement entered into between Tydir and Williams was exempted from the statute of frauds. Accordingly, we reverse the final judgment entered in favor of Williams on his breach of contract claim and direct that judgment be entered in favor of Tydir.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. General Mechanical Corp. v. Williams