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McINTOSH v. MURPHY
Supreme Court of Hawaii (1970) | 469 P.2d 177
TL;DR: An employee moved from California to Hawaii for a one-year oral job offer. After being fired, he sued. The court enforced the contract, finding the employee's substantial reliance (moving 2,200 miles) created an exception to the Statute of Frauds defense to prevent injustice.
Legal Significance: This case establishes that significant, foreseeable reliance can make an oral contract enforceable despite the Statute of Frauds' one-year provision, adopting the flexible, justice-based approach of the Restatement (Second) of Contracts to prevent unconscionable injury.