Kenneth Walker v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• “three different roofers did not succeed in repairing the roof; without even knowing what was wrong with the roof, we do not think a reasonable jury could conclude simply from the fact that the roof was not fixed that Sears knew it could not be fixed.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Tubacex, Inc. v. M/V Risan
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-02-23· cited 707×
• Byers v. Dallas Morning News, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-04-24· cited 601×
• PPG Industries, Inc. v. JMB/Houston Centers Partners Ltd. Partnership
  Texas Supreme Court· 2004-07-09· cited 334×
• Stanley Duplantis and His Wife, Melissa Duplantis v. Shell Offshore, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1991-12-06· cited 302×
• Davis v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-02-28· cited 296×
• Fraire v. City of Arlington
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-04-10· cited 203×
• Raymond Louis Bender v. James A. Brumley
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-08-24· cited 202×
• Little v. Liquid Air Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-01-15· cited 199×
• Gene A. Wise v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours and Co., E.I. Dupont De Nemours and Co., Defendant-Third-Party v. Brown & Root U.S.A., Inc., Third-Party
  Third Circuit· 1995-07-18· cited 197×
• Dwayne Taylor and Charles D. Dixon v. Greg Gregg and City of Lubbock, Texas, Municipality
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-11-28· cited 179×
• Nichole Sanchez v. Young County, Texas, et
  Fifth Circuit· 2020-04-22· cited 171×
• Fraire v. City Of Arlington
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-05-07· cited 169×
• Kevin Watson and Raymond Wayne Thrash v. Odom Graves, Darryl Jarreau, Marilyn Jarreau, and Abe Ross
  Fifth Circuit· 1990-09-13· cited 148×
• Avatar Exploration, Inc., Vernon C. Moyers, Jr., and Specter Exploration, Inc. v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1991-06-12· cited 145×
• Harold S. McDaniel v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Third Party v. Force Corporation, Third Party
  Third Circuit· 1993-04-01· cited 135×
• John Lejeune and Loretta Lejeune, and Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Intervenor-Appellant v. Shell Oil Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-01-30· cited 121×
• San Jacinto Savings & Loan v. Kathy Kacal, Defendant-Third Party v. Officer Tommy Hale and City of Waxahachie, Texas, Third Party
  Third Circuit· 1991-04-15· cited 108×
• Jimmy G. MOORE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ELI LILLY & CO., Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-05-25· cited 106×
• Hanks v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-02-20· cited 96×
• Billy Kirk Pruitt v. Levi Strauss & Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1991-06-25· cited 95×

Cites

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

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Conley v. Gibson
  Supreme Court· 1957-11-18· cited 30,380×
• Gulbenkian v. Penn
  Texas Supreme Court· 1952-10-01· cited 1,168×
• La Sara Grain Co. v. First National Bank of Mercedes
  Texas Supreme Court· 1984-05-23· cited 432×
• Odie Joe Reid v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1986-02-04· cited 396×
• Melody Home Manufacturing Co. v. Barnes
  Texas Supreme Court· 1987-11-04· cited 299×
• Perry Roofing Co. v. Olcott
  Texas Supreme Court· 1988-02-10· cited 132×
• Brooks, Tarlton, Gilbert, Douglas & Kressler, Etc., Cross-Appellants v. United States Fire Insurance Company, Cross-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1987-12-09· cited 117×
• G-W-L, Inc. v. Robichaux
  Texas Supreme Court· 1982-12-31· cited 92×
• In Re Goff
  Fifth Circuit· 1987-02-18· cited 55×
• Brooks Fashion Stores, Inc. v. Northpark National Bank
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 1985-04-03· cited 39×
• Certain-Teed Products Corporation v. Bell
  Texas Supreme Court· 1968-01-03· cited 38×
• Brighton Homes, Inc. v. McAdams
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1987-07-09· cited 24×
• Muss v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 1987-07-02· cited 23×
• Conann Constructors, Inc. v. Muller
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1981-06-17· cited 22×
• W. R. Weaver Co. v. Burroughs Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1979-03-28· cited 21×
• Perry Roofing Co. v. Olcott
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1986-12-31· cited 19×
• Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc. v. Dalton
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1983-11-23· cited 17×
• Salais v. Martinez
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1980-07-16· cited 14×
• Richker v. United Gas Corporation
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1968-12-30· cited 14×