Javier Ruiz, Petitioner v. Conoco, Inc., Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that the statute of limitations was tolled for the plaintiff’s entire period of mental incompetence, that an involuntary dismissal while a venue transfer motion was pending does not fix venue, that appellate review of venue must consider the entire record, and that a foreign corporation’s "agency or representative" must possess broad discretionary authority, which Conoco lacked in Starr County. The judgment was affirmed and the case remanded for transfer to Harris County.