Supreme Court of Minnesota March 23, 1876 (Cowles v. Warner)

Cornell, J.

It is conceded that the contract sued on was a parol contract, no part of'which was reduced to writing, or signed by either party. It follows that if by its terms it was not to be performed within one year from the making thereof, it was within the statute of frauds, and no action can be maintained upon it to recover damages for a breach of any of its obligations. Gen. St. ch. 41, § 6.