Eaton v. Porter’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 15 state decisions

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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) acts or conduct by the principal indicating the agent's authority; (2) reasonable reliance by a third party upon those acts or conduct; and (3) detrimental change in position by the third party as a result of such reliance.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. PATRIOT LEASING v. Jerry Enis Motors · 988 So. 2d 910 - Trinity Mission of Clinton, LLC v. Barber

2. “Apparent authority exists when a reasonably prudent person, having knowledge of the nature and the usages of the business involved, would be justified in supposing, based on the character of the duties entrusted to the agent, that the agent has the power he is assumed to have.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 991 So. 2d 1209 - BARNES, BROOM, DALLAS & McLEOD, PLLC v. ESTATE OF MARILYN I · 269 So. 3d 19 - Marilyn Newsome v. Peoples Bank

3. “[t]his finding will not be disturbed unless clearly contrary to the overwhelming weight of credible evidence when viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. PATRIOT LEASING v. Jerry Enis Motors · 752 So. 2d 470 - Bailey v. Worton