Dell Computer Corp. v. Rodriguez

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that employment agreement was not continuing contract
• noting that a court may consider circumstances present at the time a contract is exe- culed to determine if it is ambiguous but may not consider extrinsic evidence, such as parol evidence, to determine the “true meaning of the instrument”
• “On a continuing contract, however, the statute of limitations does not commence to run until the contract is terminated or fully performed.”
• “A renewed objection at trial is no longer required to preserve error.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Pci Transportation, Inc. v. Fort Worth & Western Railroad Company
  Fifth Circuit· 2005-07-26· cited 156×
• Wright Ex Rel. Wright v. Ford Motor Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 2007-11-19· cited 74×
• Pitts & Collard, L.L.P. v. Schechter
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2011-12-29· cited 69×
• Beesley v. Hydrocarbon Separation, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2012-01-03· cited 39×
• Amigo Broadcasting, LP v. Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2008-03-19· cited 37×
• JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Datatreasury Corpora
  Fifth Circuit· 2019-08-23· cited 23×
• Waterfowl Ltd. Liability Co. v. United States
  Fifth Circuit· 2006-06-20· cited 12×
• Johnson v. Big Lots Stores, Inc.
  E.D. Louisiana· 2008-05-06· cited 12×
• Torain v. Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2009-09-01· cited 6×
• Lynn A. Joy v. Hay Group, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 2005-04-08· cited 1×
• PCI Transportation v. Fort Worth We RR Co
  Fifth Circuit· 2005-08-09
• Waterfowl Ltd Liab v. United States
  Fifth Circuit· 2006-12-12
• ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC. v. Hecmma, Inc.
  W.D. Texas· 2005-09-19
• Joy, Lynn A. v. Hay Group Inc
  Seventh Circuit· 2005-04-08
• Unnamed case
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2011-12-29
• California Insurance Guarantee Association, Oklahoma Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association, and Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association v. Hill Brothers Transportation, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2015-08-07

Cites

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

• National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. CBI Industries, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1995-10-05· cited 1,247×
• Johnson & Higgins of Texas, Inc. v. Kenneco Energy, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1998-01-16· cited 1,112×
• Moreno v. Sterling Drug, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1990-05-09· cited 748×
• Willis v. Maverick
  Texas Supreme Court· 1988-07-06· cited 614×
• Mathis v. Exxon Corporation
  Fifth Circuit· 2002-08-15· cited 591×
• Stine v. Stewart
  Texas Supreme Court· 2002-06-27· cited 380×
• United States v. Roy E. Walker
  Fifth Circuit· 1985-09-18· cited 115×
• Reliant Energy Services, Inc. v. Enron Canada Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 2003-10-29· cited 96×
• Mayo v. Hartford Life Insurance
  Fifth Circuit· 2004-01-07· cited 96×
• Willis v. Donnelly
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2003-10-30· cited 87×
• American Totalisator Company, Inc. v. Fair Grounds Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-10-20· cited 83×
• United States v. Edward Jimenez, Also Known as Big Eddie Paul Santivanez
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-06-29· cited 82×
• Loaiza v. Loaiza
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2004-04-29· cited 76×
• Lincoln v. Case
  Fifth Circuit· 2003-08-07· cited 68×
• H. E. Butt Grocery Co. v. National Union Fire Insurance
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-08-26· cited 61×
• Kelly v. Rio Grande Computerland Group
  Tex. App. Ct., 8th Dist. (El Paso)· 2004-02-19· cited 61×
• Geoscan, Inc. of Texas v. Geotrace Technologies, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-09-14· cited 50×
• Godde v. Wood
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1974-04-30· cited 50×
• Jackson v. West Telemarketing Corp. Outbound
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-04-04· cited 46×
• Hubble v. Lone Star Contracting Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1994-10-11· cited 45×