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Cited as authority (rule)
Wilson v. Willis
State Farms v. Campbell Soup Co., 58 F.3d 1030, 1032 (4th Cir.1995) (stating “[a] contract terminable at will does not fall under South Carolina’s statute of frauds”); Weber v. Perry, 201 S.C. 8, 11 , 21 S.E.2d 193, 194 (1942) (providing that “contracts of employment for an indefinite term or on a contingency” do not fall within the statute of frauds).
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Prescott v. FARMERS TELEPHONE CO-OP.
(2×)
Weber v. Perry, 201 S.C. 8, 12 , 21 S.E.2d 193, 194 (1942) (holding that the rule did not apply to an employee who gave additional consideration beyond his services by abandoning an established business). 2 See also Orsini v. Trojan Steel Corp., 219 S.C. at 277 , 64 S.E.2d at 880 (1951) (rejecting a plaintiffs claim of breach of oral contract of permanent employment based in part upon the statement — “What do you give a damn?
cited
Cited as authority (rule)
White v. Roche Biomedical Laboratories, Inc.
Small v. Springs Indus., Inc., 300 S.C. 481 , 388 S.E.2d 808, 810 (1990) (“Springs II"); Weber v. Perry, 201 S.C. 8 , 21 S.E.2d 193, 194 (1942).
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Cited "see"
Darden v. Ibañez
(2×)
See Weber v. Perry, 201 S.C. 8, 11 , 21 S.E.2d 193, 194 (1942) ("Where under the terms of an oral agreement an employment is to cease upon a contingency which may happen within a year, the oral agreement is not within the statute of frauds." (quoting 27 C.J. 188)).
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Cited "see"
Center State Farms v. Campbell Soup Company Herider Farms, Incorporated
(6×)
See Weber v. Perry, 201 S.C. 8 , 21 S.E.2d 193, 194 (1942).
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Cited "see, e.g."
Lewis v. Finetex, Inc.
(2×)
See e. g., Weber v. Perry, 201 S.C. 8 , 21 S.E.2d 193 (1942); McLellan v. McLellan, 131 S.C. 245 , 126 S.E. 749 (1925).
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Weber
v.
Perry.
v.
Perry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina.
Jul 9, 1942.
Mr. T.B. Bryant and Messrs. Felder and Rosen , all of Orangeburg, Counsel for Appellant, cite: As to contract for personal services coming within Statute of Frauds: Code of 1932, Sec. 7044; 60 S.C. 373 , 38 S.E., 599 , 181 S.C. 360 , 187 S.E., 524 ; 27 C.J., 186; 27 C.J., 182; 27 C.J., 180; 46 S.C.L., 176; 187 S.C. 79 , 196 S.E., 538 ; and cases therein discussed; 27 C.J., 176. As to lack of mutuality in alleged contracts for personal services: 182 S.C. 81 , 188 S.E., 499 .
Messrs. Zeigler and Brailsford , of Orangeburg, counsel for Respondent, cite: As to Statute of Frauds being a bar to this action: 110 S.C. 534 , 96 S.E., 538 ; 187 S.C. 79 , 196 S.E., 539 ; 27 C.J., 183; 27 C.J., 188, Secs. 117, 118; 25 R.C.L., 478; Annotations in 35 A.L.R., 1440; 62 A.L.R., 234; 129 A.L.R., 544, Annotations; 164 S.W., 416, 41 L.Ed., 495 . As to contract being terminable at will of Respondent: 35 A.J., 461; 167 Mass. 544 ; 24 Pa. Co. Ct., 403; 109 Okla. 161 , 235 P., 502 ; 182 S.C. 81 , 188 S.E., 499 ; Annotations in 35 A.L.R., beginning at p. 1432, and in 62 A.L.R., beginning at p. 234.
Stukes, Chieb, Boni-Iam, Fishburne, Stoee, Henderson.
The Opinion of the'Court was delivered by
Mr. Associate Justice Stukes:This Court is satisfied with the correctness of the conclusions of his Plonor, Judge Greene, who heard the demurrer in this case on circuit. His order, dated December 22, 1941, will be reported. The exceptions have been carefully considered and are overruled.
Affirmed.
Mr. Chieb Justice Boni-iam, Mr. Associate Justice Fishburne and Circuit Judges Phieip H. Stoee and E. H. Henderson, Acting Associate Justices, concur.