Charles E. Beard, Inc. v. Cameronics Technology Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on S.S. Zoe Colocotroni v. Puerto Rico · Plas-Tex, Inc. v. U.S. Steel Corp. · Cameron v. Terrell & Garrett, Inc. · La Sara Grain Co. v. First National Bank of Mercedes · Brooks, Tarlton, Gilbert, Douglas & Kressler v. United States Fire Insurance
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]here was no evidence that there was actual or apparent authority vested in [employees] so as to bind the defendant to a contract guaranteeing ... contractual performance....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]he claimed promises and assurances made by the defendant to the plaintiff, if any, were made after Beard entered into the exclusive Cameronics distributorship agreement.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the DTPA does not attach derivative liability to a defendant based on an innocent involvement in a business transaction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.