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1. Jason Bovell, doing business as Bovell & Associates, hired Barbara Meade to work for him. The parties orally agreed on the terms of the employment, including payment of a share of the company's income to Meade, but they did not put anything in writing. Two years later, Meade quit. Bovell then told Meade that she was entitled to $8098- 25% of the difference between the accounts receivable and accounts payable as of Meade's last day of work. Meade disagreed and demanded more that $63,600- 25% of the revenue from all invoices, less the cost of materials and outside processing for each of the years that she had worked for Bovell. Meade filed a lawsuit against Bovell for breach of contract. a) Was there an enforceable contract between the parties? b) Did the parties' oral agreement fall within any exception to the Writing Requirement by the Statute of Frauds)? 2. On May 1, by telephone, Yu offers to hire Benson to perform personal services. On May 5 Benson returns Yu's call and accepts the offer. Discuss fully whether this contract falls under the Statute of Frauds in the following circumstances: a) The contract calls for Benson to be employed for one year, with the right to begin performance immediately. b) The contract calls for Benson to be employed for nine months, with performance of service to begin on September 1. c) The contract calls for Benson to submit a written research report, with a deadline of two years for submission. 3. Newmark & Co. Real estate Co. contacted 711 Realty Inc. to lease real property on behalf of a client. Newmark emailed the landlord a separate agreement for the payment of Newmark's commission. The Landlord emailed it back with a separate demand to pay the commission in installments. Newmark revised the agreement and e-mailed a final copy to the landlord. a) Does the agreement qualifies as a writing agreement under the Statute of Frauds? Explain

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