Opinion ID: 2809802
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Heading: Possession of the Service Bay

Text: Despite the issuance of a conditional writ of possession, the issue of ATC’s right to occupy the service bay remained unresolved until the circuit court granted summary judgment. In opposing the complaint in unlawful detainer, ATC argued that the statute of frauds was inapplicable to this case. It asserted that it occupied the service bay pursuant to an oral agreement and by its occupancy and making improvements, it took the oral agreement out of the statute of frauds. See Harrison v. Oates, 234 Ark. 259, 351 S.W.2d 431 (1961); Brockway v. Thomas, 36 Ark. 518 (1880). This presents an issue of material fact that renders the grant of summary judgment inappropriate.