Spurgeon v. Egger’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 362
Relies on Williams v. Kilgore · 731 So. 2d 1192 - Rains v. Gardner · 815 So. 2d 1183 - Holmes v. Coast Transit Authority · 680 So. 2d 852 - Mansour v. Charmax Industries, Inc. · 892 So. 2d 223 - Powe v. Byrd
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“An apparent or -ostensible agent is one whom the principal has intentionally or by want qf ordinary care induced third parties to believe is his agent, although no. authority has been conferred on him either expressly or by implication. One may also, be an apparent agent if he reasonably .appears by third parties to be the authorized agent of the principal. ... ,We are mindful that questions of whether a person has apparent authority to accept service of process for another [are] factual issue[s] to be decided by the chancellor, and where a circuit court judge sits without a jury, the circuit .court is entitled to the same, deference .as a chancellor, and the circuit court’s findings are safe on appeal where they are supported by substantial, credible, and reasonable evidence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“¶ 22. As already acknowledged: We review a trial court’s finding of fact on the existence of good cause for delay in service of process pursuant to our familiar abuse[-]of[-]discretion standard. As such, the circuit court’s determination of fact as to whether there was good cause for delay in service of process is a discretionary ruling entitled to deferential review on appeal.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“by delivering a copy of the summons and complaint to the person, officer, group!,] or body responsible for the administration of that entity or by serving the appropriate legal officer, if any, representing the entity. Service upon any person who is a member of the “group” or “body” responsible for the administration of the entity shall be sufficient.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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.