Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a disorder that causes stiffness and aching that begins in the neck, shoulder and hip areas. It is not known whether it is a disease of the joints muscles or arteries. However it is thought that inflammation in these areas leads to pain and stiffness.
In Texas, contracts involving the following are subject to the statute of frauds and, generally, have to be in writing to be enforceable: a. the sale of real estate; loan agreements involving more than $50,000; b. contracts for commissions from certain oil, gas or mineral sales; c. contracts that cannot be performed within one year; d. contracts to ...
See Footnote 5 However, equity will act to avoid the statute of frauds in circumstances where enforcing the statute would itself amount to a fraud. See Nagle v. Nagle, 633 S.W.2d 796, 799-800 (Tex. 1982); Birenbaum v. Option Care, Inc., 971 S.W.2d 497, 503 (Tex. App.-Dallas 1997, pet. denied) (âBefore using equity to circumvent the statute of frauds, the Texas Supreme Court has consistently required a showing that fraud would result in not doing so.â). Those circumstances are limited, however, because otherwise the exceptions would render the statute meaningless: