Contracts between employers and overseers may be by parol, though they may extend beyond a year from the time of the contract.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 2195; Code 1868, § 2190; Code 1873, § 2216; Code 1882, § 2216; Civil Code 1895, § 3044; Civil Code 1910, § 3616; Code 1933, § 4-502.)
Cross references.- Statute of frauds, § 13-5-30 et seq.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Cited in Baxley Veneer & Clete Co. v. Maddox, 198 Ga. App. 235, 401 S.E.2d 282 (1990).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
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- Enforceability, under statute of frauds provision as to contracts not to be performed within a year, or oral employment contract for more than one year but specifically made terminable upon death of either party, 88 A.L.R.2d 701.
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