Ruiz v. Conoco, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that oil company foreman lacked discretion and authority to constitute an agency or representative for venue purposes
• recognizing that statute of limitations may be tolled indefinitely for legally incompetent persons
• explaining that although referred to as “res judicata,” the rule was really based on the dismissal being “deemed an admission of the merit of the plea”
• observing that “[t]he procedure mandated by this statute is fundamentally flawed because it allows appellate review of venue on a basis different from that on which it was decided”
• holding unsound mind tolling applied when plaintiff had severe and permanent head injury
• holding unsound mind tolling applied when plaintiff had severe and permanent head injury

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Bonham State Bank v. Beadle
  Texas Supreme Court· 1995-06-08· cited 556×
• IKB Industries (Nigeria) Ltd. v. Pro-Line Corp.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1997-01-31· cited 542×
• In Re Team Rocket, L.P.
  Texas Supreme Court· 2008-05-23· cited 539×
• In Re Masonite Corp.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1999-08-26· cited 301×
• Surgitek, Bristol-Myers Corp. v. Abel
  Texas Supreme Court· 1999-07-01· cited 295×
• Wichita County, Texas v. Hart
  Texas Supreme Court· 1996-04-12· cited 265×
• In Re Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1999-07-01· cited 242×
• Weiner v. Wasson
  Texas Supreme Court· 1995-07-21· cited 228×
• Lyons v. Millers Casualty Insurance Co. of Texas
  Texas Supreme Court· 1993-12-08· cited 228×
• Schmutz v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2014-01-29· cited 176×
• Yancy v. United Surgical Partners International, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 2007-10-19· cited 175×
• in the Interest of D.W., T.W., and S.G., Children
  Tex. App. Ct., 2nd Dist. (Fort Worth)· 2008-02-19· cited 161×
• Howell v. Mauzy
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1994-09-14· cited 144×
• Barcelo v. Elliott
  Texas Supreme Court· 1996-07-08· cited 144×
• Allison v. Fire Insurance Exchange
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2002-12-19· cited 119×
• In re R.J.H.
  Texas Supreme Court· 2002-05-30· cited 108×
• Ford Motor Co. v. Miles
  Texas Supreme Court· 1998-06-23· cited 99×
• GeoChem Tech Corp. v. Verseckes
  Texas Supreme Court· 1998-02-13· cited 98×
• Chiriboga v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2003-01-16· cited 84×
• Southern County Mutual Insurance Co. v. Ochoa
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 2000-05-11· cited 83×

Cites

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

• Young v. Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1989-03-30· cited 914×
• Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District v. Edgewood Independent School District
  Texas Supreme Court· 1992-01-30· cited 188×
• Delaney v. University of Houston
  Texas Supreme Court· 1992-07-01· cited 162×
• Hopkins v. Spring Independent School Dist.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1987-02-25· cited 151×
• Miller v. Kendall
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1991-01-17· cited 79×
• Adler v. Beverly Hills Hospital
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1980-01-07· cited 63×
• Milligan v. Southern Express, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1952-06-25· cited 58×
• Gonzalez v. Nielson
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 1989-05-04· cited 53×
• Greathouse v. Fort Worth & Denver City Ry. Co.
  Texas Commission of Appeals· 1933-11-28· cited 51×
• Sahf v. Lake Havasu City Ass'n for the Retarded & Handicapped
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1986-06-17· cited 47×
• Tinkle v. Henderson
  Tex. App. Ct., 12th Dist. (Tyler)· 1987-04-30· cited 42×
• O'BRIEN v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-07-20· cited 40×
• Cox Engineering, Inc. v. Funston MacHine & Supply Co.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1988-03-10· cited 27×
• Johnson v. McLean
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1982-02-18· cited 26×
• Hopkins Ex Rel. Hopkins v. Spring Independent School District
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1986-01-30· cited 25×
• Rouse v. Shell Oil Co.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1979-02-15· cited 24×
• Van Buskirk v. Todd
  California Court of Appeal· 1969-02-14· cited 22×
• Kimmell v. Leoffler
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1990-06-20· cited 22×
• Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Carter
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1989-09-06· cited 20×
• Wolf v. United States
  S.D. New York· 1935-03-11· cited 19×