Computer Network, Ltd. v. Purcell Tire & Rubber Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that Missouri has followed the “objective theory of contracts” for more than a century (citing Brewington v. Mesker, 51 Mo. App. 348, 356 (1892))
• \A contract should not be held void for uncertainty unless there is no possibility of giving meaning to the agreement.\
• letter signed by both parties detailing the sale of computers and listing quantity contained “all the material and essential terms for a binding agreement”
• “It is undisputed that the [alleged contract] does not contain a definite quantity amount, only an estimate.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

35 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• L.B. v. State Committee of Psychologists
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1995-10-31· cited 52×
• Unlimited Equipment Lines, Inc. v. Graphic Arts Centre, Inc.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1994-12-13· cited 45×
• Parker v. Pulitzer Publishing Co.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1994-06-28· cited 35×
• Silver Dollar City, Inc. v. Kitsmiller Construction Co.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1996-09-25· cited 34×
• Building Erection Services Co. v. Plastic Sales & Mfg. Co.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2005-05-31· cited 27×
• Don King Equipment Co. v. Double D Tractor Parts, Inc.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2003-07-30· cited 26×
• National Environmental Service Co. v. Ronan Engineering Co.
  Tenth Circuit· 2001-07-13· cited 22×
• Peet v. Randolph
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2000-11-07· cited 22×
• Dean MacHinery Co. v. Union Bank
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2003-04-15· cited 19×
• Ewanchuk v. Mitchell
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2005-02-07· cited 16×
• Baker v. Whitaker
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1994-09-27· cited 15×
• International Casings Group, Inc. v. Premium Standard Farms, Inc.
  W.D. Missouri· 2005-02-09· cited 14×
• McDaniel v. Park Place Care Center, Inc.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1996-01-23· cited 14×
• Moore Equipment Company v. Halferty
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1998-12-29· cited 13×
• Teter v. Glass Onion, Inc.
  W.D. Missouri· 2010-07-12· cited 13×
• McKee Construction Co. v. Stanley Plumbing & Heating Co.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1992-04-07· cited 12×
• Chris Williams v. Medalist Golf, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 2018-12-11· cited 11×
• LoRoad, LLC v. Global Expedition Vehicles, LLC
  Eighth Circuit· 2015-06-01· cited 10×
• Kemp Construction Co. v. Landmark Bancshares Corp.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1990-01-02· cited 9×
• Coughenour v. Bates
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1990-03-05· cited 9×