HARRISON V. PRITCHETT
682 So.2d 650 (1996)
NATURE OF THE CASE: Harrison (P), former live-in girlfriend, sought review of a dismissed
of her action for damages and in quantum merit arising out of Pritchett's (D), former
boyfriend's, alleged breach of an oral personal services contract after holding that the
statute of frauds precluded P's claims.
FACTS: P alleges that in 1984 D agreed to establish a $250,000 trust fund for the benefit
of P and that, in consideration of D's promise, P provided cleaning, cooking, shopping,
catering, hair cutting, laundry, driving and other personal services. P alleges that D
failed and refused to perform this oral agreement, in that either a trust fund in the amount
of $250,000 was not established or that the trust fund was established and subsequently
liquidated, and that as the result of D's breach P has sustained damages in the amount of
$250,000. In her quantum meruit count, P alleges that from 1976 through 1994 she provided
the above services to D his family and employees; that P expected to be paid for such
services; that D accepted and received benefit from the services provided by P; and that D
failed to pay P the reasonable value of $250,000 for the services. D raised the statute of
frauds as an affirmative defense to both counts. The trial court granted D a judgment on the
pleadings as to both counts based solely upon the application of the statute of frauds. P
appealed.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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