L.Ed.2d 676 (1990). 18 . 789 S.W.2d 307 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1990, writ denied). 19 . See Pruitt, 932 F.2d at 465-66. 20 . The two cases are Gerstacker v. Blum Consulting Eng’rs., Inc., 884 S.W.2d 845 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1994, writ denied) and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Portilla, 836 S.W.2d 664 (Tex.App.Corpus Christi 1992), affd on other grounds, 879 S.W.2d 47 (Tex.1994). 21 . 836 S.W.2d 664 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 1992), affd on other grounds, 879 S.W.2d 47 (Tex.1994). 22 . See id. at 667. 23 . See id. at 668. 24 . See id. at 669. 25 . See id. at 669-671. 26 . Id. at 670. 27 . 884 S.W.2d 845 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1994). 28 . See id. at 847. 29 . See id. at 850-51. 30 . See id. at 851 (citing Hardison v. A.H. Belo Corp., 247 S.W.2d 167, 168-69 (Tex.Civ.App.-Dallas 1952, no writ) (<HOLDING>)). 31 . 871 S.W.2d 929 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th
holding that statute of frauds does not apply to oral agreement providing employment as long as employee does satisfactory work because contingency may happen within one year holding that the statute of frauds bars a breach of contract claim based on an oral agreement to enter a future employment contract that would need to meet the statute of frauds holding part performance of an oral agreement necessary to take the oral agreement out of the statute of frauds must be consistent only  with the existence of the alleged oral contract holding that a contingency fee agreement with a confidential informant does not violate due process holding sufficient part performance of an oral trust agreement is required to remove it from the statute of frauds