Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
Downspout Drainage Company hires Earl to design a Web page for Downspout for $400. Before the project is started, Downspout asks Earl to trouble-shoot Downspout’s computer operating system software for an additional $400. Earl agrees. The entire contract is oral. Earl completes the work, but Downspout refuses to pay. Earl files a suit against Downspout, which raises the Statute of Frauds as a defense.
- If you were on the court, how would you have ruled?
- Can Earl recover from Downspout? If so, how much, and on what basis?