Case Name: Richard D. TALBOTT, Plaintiff, v. Nick MORLEY, Defendant
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1967-07-05
Citations: 200 So. 2d 605
Docket Number: No. 67-554
Parties: Richard D. TALBOTT, Plaintiff, v. Nick MORLEY, Defendant.
Judges: Before PEARSON, BARKDULL and HENDRY, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 200
Pages: 605–605

Head Matter:
Richard D. TALBOTT, Plaintiff, v. Nick MORLEY, Defendant.
No. 67-554.
District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.
July 5, 1967.
Richard W. Wasserman, Miami Beach, for plaintiff.
Quinton, Leib, Parks & Aurell, Miami, for defendant.
Before PEARSON, BARKDULL and HENDRY, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
There are before us two questions certified from the Circuit Court of Dade County. They are:
"1. When a complaint alleges an oral contract of employment under which the plaintiff was allegedly employed from January, 1964 until June, 1965, and which alleged oral contract is admitted by the plaintiff to have been of two years duration, is such contract unenforceable by virtue of the Florida Statute of Frauds, Chapter 725.01, Florida Statutes [F.S.A.]?
"2. If the alleged oral contract of employment which is the basis of plaintiff's complaint is unenforceable by virtue of the statute of frauds, may the plaintiff bring an amended complaint for the same damages alleged in his original complaint on the basis of quantum meruit?"
We decline to answer the questions on the basis that they are not proper for certification under Rule 4.6, Florida Appellate Rules, 31 F.S.A. See Jaworski v. City of Opa-Locka, Fla.App.1963, 149 So.2d 566.