Legal Opinion
Molder v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided December 29, 1983No. 01-83-0374-CVPublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOYLE, Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment denying the appellant’s cause of action for breach of a contract. The appellant sought to enforce an alleged oral contract by which he claims that the appellee agreed to employ him permanently until he reached age 65.
The appellant began working for the ap-pellee on January 5, 1950, at the age of eighteen. According to his testimony, he was frequently assured by his supervisors that as long as he performed his duties in a satisfactory manner, he would be employed by the appellee. The appellant, relying on these representations,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Texas & NOR Co. v. Brotherhood of Ry. & Steamship ClerksSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Petermann v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 396California Court of Appeal · 1959
- East Line & Red River Railroad v. ScottTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Milton v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Maus v. National Living Centers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1982
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Schroeder v. Texas Iron Works, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1991
- Hussong v. Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1995
- Billy Kirk Pruitt v. Levi Strauss & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Collins v. Allied Pharmacy Management, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Winograd v. WillisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
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