Legal Opinion

Butler v. Continental Airlines, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided October 23, 2003No. 14-02-00448-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*287MAJORITY OPINION

RICHARD H. EDELMAN, Justice.

Lonnie W. Butler, Jr., appeals the dismissal, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, of his claims against Continental Airlines, Inc. (“Continental”). We affirm.

In a prior lawsuit (“Butler I”), Butler sued Continental for copying and using in its computer reservation system macros he created without compensating him. The First Court of Appeals ultimately affirmed the summary judgment in that case on Butler’s fraud claim and dismissed his remaining claims (for conversion, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, constructive…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cunningham v. Parkdale BankTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Magnus Electronics, Inc. v. La Republica ArgentinaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  3. Daigle v. Opelousas Health Care, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Butler v. Continental Airlines, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Universal Computer Systems, Inc. v. Dealer Solutions, L.L.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005
  2. Lewis v. SeneffDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2009
  3. Butler v. Continental Airlines, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
  4. Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio USA v. Sylvanus OkonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  5. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, Inc. D/B/A Reagan National Advertising v. City of Austin, Texas And Marc A. Ott, Being Sued in His Official Capacity, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2015

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