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BECAUSE PLAINTIFF ALLEGED THE ORAL CONTRACT WAS ENFORCEABLE EVEN IF THE TRIGGERING EVENT OCCURRED AFTER A YEAR, THE CONTRACT WAS WITHIN THE STATUTE OF FRAUDS AND THEREFORE MUST IN BE WRITING (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department determined the oral contract was within the statute of frauds because it was not susceptible of performance within one year. Plaintiff alleged he was entitled to 50% of the placement fee received by defendant for job candidates he referred to defendant, even if placement was made after a year:

The alleged oral agreement upon which plaintiff sues is within the statute of frauds, since plaintiff contends that when he refers a job candidate to defendant, he is entitled to 50% of the fee defendants receive for placing the candidate, even when the candidate is placed more than a year after plaintiff’s referral (General Obligations Law § 5-701[a][1] … ). As a result, because plaintiff has fully executed the contract while defendant’s obligation continues past a one-year period, the contract is not, by its terms, susceptible of performance within one year, and therefore must be in writing to be enforceable … . Although oral agreements that violate the statute of frauds are enforceable where the party to be charged admits having entered into the contract, defendant never admitted that it agreed to pay plaintiff a fee on placements occurring more than a year after a referral … . Birnbaum v Goldenberg Consulting Group, Inc., 2022 NY Slip Op 00042, First Dept 1-6-22

 

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