Spuler v. Pickar

How courts have described this case

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

• “Texas state courts . . . uniformly embrace the notion that employee handbooks or manuals, standing alone, ‘constitute no more than general guidelines,’ absent express reciprocal agreements addressing discharge protocols.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Harrington v. Harris
  Fifth Circuit· 1997-03-14· cited 230×
• Bryan v. City of Madison MS
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-06-09· cited 155×
• Lollar v. Baker
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-12-06· cited 127×
• Texas Ex Rel. Board of Regents of the University of Texas System v. Walker
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-05-28· cited 77×
• Wilkerson v. University of North Texas Ex Rel. Board of Regents
  Fifth Circuit· 2017-12-20· cited 30×
• Texas Farm Bureau v. United States
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-06-01· cited 21×
• Miller v. Bunce
  S.D. Texas· 1999-08-19· cited 3×
• Christian v. City of Dallas
  N.D. Texas· 1999-09-22· cited 2×
• McNair v. City of Cedar Park, Tex.
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-06-24
• Grt We Directories v. SW Bell Tele
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-09-20
• Harrington v. Harris
  Fifth Circuit· 1997-07-22
• Simi Investment Co v. Harris County Texas
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-01-23
• Minella v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TX
  W.D. Texas· 2005-03-09

Cites

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

• Harlow v. Fitzgerald
  Supreme Court· 1982-06-24· cited 22,846×
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth
  Supreme Court· 1972-06-29· cited 14,284×
• Anderson v. Creighton
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-25· cited 12,768×
• Baker v. McCollan
  Supreme Court· 1979-06-26· cited 5,659×
• Perry v. Sindermann
  Supreme Court· 1972-06-29· cited 5,238×
• The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. Shipman
  Fifth Circuit· 1969-04-07· cited 2,445×
• East Line & Red River Railroad v. Scott
  Texas Supreme Court· 1888-11-20· cited 307×
• Robert E. Beitzell v. William H. Jeffrey, Etc.
  First Circuit· 1981-03-06· cited 129×
• Stephan L. Honore v. James M. Douglas
  Fifth Circuit· 1987-12-08· cited 113×
• Reynolds Manufacturing Co. v. Mendoza
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1982-11-29· cited 100×
• Bernal-Rodriguez v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1991-06-10· cited 86×
• Leonard D. Goodisman v. Scott Lytle
  Ninth Circuit· 1984-01-24· cited 83×
• Benoit v. Polysar Gulf Coast, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1987-03-12· cited 63×
• Hicks v. Baylor University Medical Center
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 1990-03-30· cited 56×
• Linda Aiello v. United Air Lines, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1987-06-11· cited 55×
• Matthew James Lovelace v. Southeastern Massachusetts University
  First Circuit· 1986-06-16· cited 54×
• Molder v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1983-12-29· cited 54×
• Vallone v. Agip Petroleum Co., Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1986-01-30· cited 46×
• Ellison v. Conoco, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-01-24· cited 46×
• Spuler v. Pickar
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-04-14· cited 41×