Statute of Frauds. Carol Mann and Gerald Harris worked for Helmsley-Spear, Inc.

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Statute of Frauds. Carol Mann and Gerald Harris worked for Helmsley-Spear, Inc. (HSI), as account managers for various HSI properties. In 1983, each received a bo­nus of $50,000 for their work in converting an HSI apartment complex, known as Windsor Park, into a cooperative housing unit. The conversion had taken several years to complete. After they had finished the Windsor Park conversion, they were asked to work on another cooperative conversion of two HSI apartment buildings known as Park West Village. Mann and Harris were orally promised compensation, over and above their base salaries, on the basis of a formula similar to the one that had been orally agreed upon with regard to the Windsor Park conversion. In 1987, after they had com­pleted the conversion of Park West Village, they were fired, and HSI refused to pay them the additional compensation. Among other things, HSI contended that their oral agreement concerning the extra com­pensation was unenforceable under the Statute of Frauds. How should the court rule on this issue, and why?

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Carol Mann and Gerald Harris be prepared to show the judge that They are eligible to sue your employer (this means proving that Helmsley-Spear, Inc. intentionally hurt them, or that Helmsley-Spear, Inc has insufficient workers’ compensation insurance).

Proving intent can be difficult, especially because the Helmsley-Spear, Inc will likely have an experienced attorney to argue that the employer did not act intentionally, and that Carol Mann and Gerald Harris case should be handled as a workers’ compensation claim.

To establish Carol Mann and Gerald Harris personal injury claim, They must be also prepared to prove that they are sustained an injury or illness related to Their employment. They will need to show, with legally acceptable evidence, that their employer did something wrong to cause your injury. This is different from a standard workers’ compensation case, in which they only have to show that the injury or illness arose at work, or in the course and scope of Their employment.

They also need must show the court what damages They incurred, including medical bills, lost wages, and compensation permanent physical or mental impairment.

Court roule on this issue :-

Because Carol Mann and Gerald Harris, intentionally they were fired for get extra com­pensation. They want to share by orally agreed upon with regard to the Windsor Park conversion they are not able to prove the Helmsley-Spear, Inc Default , Carol Mann and Gerald Harris oral agreement concerning the extra com­pensation was unenforceable under the Statute of Frauds.

Helmsley-Spear, Inc is not liable to pay Extra Compensation and Carol Mann and Gerald Harris oral agreement concerning the extra com­pensation was unenforceable under the Statute of Frauds.

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