Alden v. Presley

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “The reason for the doctrine is to avoid an unjust result, and its reason defines its limits.”
• itself citing L. SIMPSON, LAW OF CONTRACTS § 61 (2d ed. 1965)
• discussing the elements of a promissory estoppel claim

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

36 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Siddarth Shah and Daksha Shah, Plaintiffs-Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Racetrac Petroleum Co., Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant
  Sixth Circuit· 2003-09-29· cited 93×
• Barnes & Robinson Co. v. OneSource Facility Services, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2006-01-23· cited 55×
• Calabro v. Calabro
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1999-10-28· cited 53×
• Chavez v. Broadway Electric Service Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2007-06-27· cited 40×
• Shedd v. Gaylord Entertainment Co.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2003-04-07· cited 33×
• Smith v. Harriman Utility Board
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2000-02-09· cited 21×
• Carbon Processing & Reclamation, LLC v. Valero Marketing & Supply Co.
  W.D. Tennessee· 2011-10-17· cited 20×
• D & S Coal Co., Inc. v. USX Corp.
  E.D. Tennessee· 1988-02-05· cited 12×
• Rice v. NN, Inc. Ball & Roller Division
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2006-06-30· cited 12×
• Holt v. MacY's Retail Holdings, Inc.
  W.D. Tennessee· 2010-06-07· cited 7×
• Gibson v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
  W.D. Tennessee· 2014-05-19· cited 5×
• Safe Step Walk in Tub Co. v. CKH Industries, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2017-03-17· cited 5×
• Howell v. Aluminum Co. of America, Inc.
  E.D. Tennessee· 1997-01-28· cited 2×
• Earl Thomas Burgess v. Ford Motor Company
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2012-09-28
• Kevin Seramur v. Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2009-04-02
• John L. Medearis v. Bonnie Baumgardner (Stoloff)
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2006-03-27
• In the Matter of: Frank G. Barton, Jr., Patricia Levine v. Estate of Frank G. Barton, Jr.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2005-12-28
• Annie B. Cochran v. Robinhood Lane Baptist Church
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2005-12-27
• State of Tennessee v. DeCarlos Rodgers
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2006-10-07
• Judy S. Parnell v. APCOM, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2004-12-21

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Penland v. Penland
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1975-03-10· cited 118×
• Blackburn v. Blackburn
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1975-08-18· cited 49×
• Pamplin v. Satterfield
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1954-03-03· cited 24×
• Doty v. Doty
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1952-05-28· cited 16×
• Brown v. Vinson
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1949-01-17· cited 13×