Bustamante v. Intuit Inc.
141 Cal.App.4th 199 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006) Cited 290 timesFinding that the conditions for performance as to a purported contractual duty to "take all steps necessary to obtain adequate funding and to formally launch the company" were "fatally uncertain."
McGirr v. Gulf Oil Corp.
41 Cal.App.3d 246 (Cal. Ct. App. 1974) Cited 9 timesDocket No. 38647. August 21, 1974. Appeal from Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. 891834, Benjamin Landis, Judge. COUNSEL Robert W. Driscoll for Plaintiff and Appellant. Roberts, Carmack Johnson, Richard W. Curtis and Jonathan E. Johnson for Defendants and Respondents. OPINION KAUS, P.J. Plaintiff Paul McGirr sued defendant Gulf Oil and Ted Marks, a Gulf employee, alleging breach of an oral contract to lease a service station for five years. The jury returned a $30,000 verdict in favor of
Paul v. Layne Bowler Corp.
9 Cal.2d 561 (Cal. 1937) Cited 42 timesConsidering the doctrines of part performance and equitable estoppel as separate defenses to the statute of frauds