Movie Star said to Carla, age 26, "The kids really love you as their nanny. I hope you will stay with us for a long time; I offer you lifetime employment." Twenty years later Movie Star wished to let Carla go. The statute of frauds would preclude her from attempting to prove the lifetime-employment offer.

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The statute of frauds requires certain types of contracts to be in writing, such as contracts that cannot be performed within one year. However, the lifetime-employment offer made by Movie Star to Carla is a type of contract that can be performed within one year, so it does not fall within the statute of frauds. Therefore, Carla could attempt to prove the offer of lifetime employment in court.

Movie Star Said to Carla, Age 26, "The Kids Really