McINTOSH V. MURPHY
469 P.2d 177 (Hawaii 1970)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an appeal from a breach of an oral one-year employment
contract. Murphy (D), employer, sought review from an order, which entered judgment for
McIntosh (P), former employee in a claim for breach of a one-year oral employment contract.
FACTS: Murphy (D) orally hired McIntosh (P) to work in D's auto dealership. P telegrammed
D that he would arrive in Honolulu the next day from Los Angeles. P arrived and began work
the next day. No writing of their oral contract was made. D fired P two months later. P sued
for damages claiming that the contract was for one-year. D claimed that the contract
violated the Statute of Frauds. D's motion for a directed verdict was denied. The jury
verdict was for P. D appealed.
ISSUE:
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LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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