SAWYER v. MILLS

No. 2007-SC-000296-DG.

295 S.W.3d 79 (2009)

Barbara Lucinda SAWYER, Appellant, v. Melbourne MILLS, Jr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

As Modified November 2, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Miller, Michael Joseph Cox, Miller, Griffin & Marks, PSC, Lexington, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

William E. Johnson, Samuel Ryan Newcomb, Johnson, True & Guarnieri, LLP, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Justice NOBLE.

Appellant Barbara Lucinda Sawyer appeals a decision affirming the circuit court's judgment notwithstanding the verdict ("JNOV") in favor of Appellee Melbourne Mills, Jr., in a dispute over the validity of an alleged oral agreement. Because the oral agreement violated the Statute of Frauds, lacked consideration, and could not have induced Sawyer's action, it was unenforceable, and the decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed...

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