Compaq Computer Corp. v. Lapray

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “Tires and cars have a distinctly limited usable life. At the end of the product’s life, the product and whatever defect it may have had pass away. If a defect does not manifest itself in that time span, the buyer has gotten what he bargained for”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

17 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Citizens Insurance Co. of America v. Daccach
  Texas Supreme Court· 2007-03-02· cited 243×
• Everett v. TK-Taito, L.L.C.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2005-11-03· cited 147×
• Compaq Computer Corp. v. Lapray
  Texas Supreme Court· 2004-05-07· cited 139×
• In re General Motors LLC Ignition Switch Litigation
  S.D. New York· 2017-06-30· cited 72×
• Polaris Industries, Inc. v. McDonald
  Tex. App. Ct., 12th Dist. (Tyler)· 2003-08-13· cited 34×
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Bowden
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2003-07-10· cited 23×
• General Motors Corp. v. Garza
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 2005-08-03· cited 18×
• Citizens Insurance Co. of America v. Hakim Daccach
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2003-04-24· cited 9×
• BMG DIRECT MARKETING, INC., Appellant, v. Patrick PEAKE, Et Al, Appellee
  Tex. App. Ct., 9th Dist. (Beaumont)· 2003-05-01· cited 3×
• eMachines, Inc. v. Packard
  Tex. App. Ct., 9th Dist. (Beaumont)· 2004-10-28
• Unnamed case
  Texas Supreme Court· 2007-03-02
• Unnamed case
  Tex. App. Ct., 2nd Dist. (Fort Worth)· 2005-11-03
• Unnamed case
  Tex. App. Ct., 2nd Dist. (Fort Worth)· 2005-11-03
• Citizens Insurance Company of America Citizens, Inc. Harold E. Riley and Mark A. Oliver v. Dr. Fernando Hakim Daccach
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2003-04-24
• Unnamed case
  Tex. App. Ct., 9th Dist. (Beaumont)· 2004-10-28
• Polaris Industries, Inc., and Randy Ballard D/B/A American Outdoor Power v. Larry McDonald
  Tex. App. Ct., 12th Dist. (Tyler)· 2003-08-13
• Unnamed case
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2003-05-01

Cites

48 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• General Electric Co. v. Joiner
  Supreme Court· 1997-12-15· cited 4,535×
• Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Havner
  Texas Supreme Court· 1997-11-13· cited 3,583×
• Amstadt v. United States Brass Corp.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1996-05-10· cited 879×
• Abor v. Black
  Texas Supreme Court· 1985-07-17· cited 346×
• K-Mart Corp. v. Honeycutt
  Texas Supreme Court· 2000-06-29· cited 342×
• Southwestern Refining Co., Inc. v. Bernal
  Texas Supreme Court· 2000-05-11· cited 339×
• Briehl v. General Motors Corporation
  Eighth Circuit· 1999-04-14· cited 159×
• Berger v. Compaq Computer Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-07-25· cited 158×
• Claude Cimino v. Raymark Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh Corning Corporation and Asbestos Corporation Limited
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-09-21· cited 145×
• Ford Motor Co. v. Sheldon
  Texas Supreme Court· 2000-05-11· cited 142×
• Weatherly v. Deloitte & Touche
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 1995-09-28· cited 133×
• Cunningham Brothers, Inc. v. Harry Bail
  Seventh Circuit· 1969-06-16· cited 130×
• California Products, Inc. v. Puretex Lemon Juice, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1960-03-23· cited 130×
• Feinstein v. Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.
  S.D. New York· 1982-03-30· cited 122×
• Intratex Gas Co. v. Beeson
  Texas Supreme Court· 2000-03-09· cited 118×
• Microsoft Corp. v. Manning
  Tex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 1995-12-05· cited 118×
• Wilks v. Ford Motor Co.
  D. New Jersey· 1997-08-28· cited 99×
• Monsanto Co. v. Davis
  Tex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 2000-07-26· cited 96×
• Dresser Industries, Inc. v. Snell
  Tex. App. Ct., 8th Dist. (El Paso)· 1993-03-03· cited 91×
• Sullivan v. Chase Investment Services of Boston, Inc.
  N.D. California· 1978-06-06· cited 78×