Briner v. Hyslop

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that principal can be assessed punitive damages for agent’s activities if principal was reckless in employing and retaining agent; authorized the doing and manner of agent’s acts; and ratified or approved agent’s act
• upholding truck owner’s liability for his employee’s causing accident when driving truck while heavily intoxicated and tired, despite employer’s prohibition on driving while drunk
• upholding truck owner's liability for his employee's causing accident when driving truck while heavily intoxicated and tired, despite employer's prohibition on driving while drunk
• allowing owner to terminate consent solely due to manner of driving would subvert owner consent statute
• upholding truck owner's liability for his employee's causing accident when driving truck while heavily intoxicated and tired, despite employer's prohibition on driving while drunk
• thorough analysis of the two theories in the context of corporate employer responsibility for willful act of employee

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• State of Iowa v. Eddie Tipton
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2017-06-23· cited 164×
• Dahl v. Sittner
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1991-08-28· cited 90×
• Wilson v. IBP, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1996-12-18· cited 78×
• Don M. Davis, as of the Estate of Ethlyn M. Davis, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee
  Eighth Circuit· 1990-06-15· cited 73×
• Tatum v. Schering Corp.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1988-03-18· cited 73×
• Beeman v. Manville Corp. Asbestos Disease Compensation Fund
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1993-02-17· cited 65×
• Cheryl A. DAVIS, Appellee, Thomas R. Davis, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF SIOUX CITY, Appellant
  Eighth Circuit· 1997-08-11· cited 60×
• Bierman v. Aramark Refreshment Services, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 2008-04-01· cited 53×
• Johnson v. Rogers
  Utah Supreme Court· 1988-08-25· cited 45×
• Kimmel v. Iowa Realty Co., Inc.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1983-10-19· cited 45×
• Amended July 31, 2015 In RE the Marriage of Susan Michelle Thatcher and Ronald Dean Thatcher Upon the Petition of Susan Michelle Thatcher, Anna Carson as for the Estate of Susan Michelle Thatcher
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2015-06-05· cited 45×
• Bethards v. Shivvers, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1984-08-22· cited 36×
• Veasley v. CRST International Inc.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1996-09-18· cited 35×
• Slocum v. Hammond
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1984-03-14· cited 31×
• Carter v. MacMillan Oil Co., Inc.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1984-09-19· cited 28×
• State v. Helmers
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2008-07-25· cited 27×
• Wells v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Midwest
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2004-12-10· cited 24×
• Handley v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1991-03-20· cited 22×
• Scott v. Wright
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1992-06-17· cited 20×
• State Ex Rel. Miller v. Santa Rosa Sales & Marketing
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1991-09-18· cited 18×

Cites

64 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1982-06-28· cited 451×
• Don Chuy, in No. 77-1412 v. The Philadelphia Eagles Football Club (Sued as \The Philadelphia Eagles\), in No. 77-1411 and the National Football League
  Third Circuit· 1979-03-09· cited 426×
• Agarwal v. Johnson
  California Supreme Court· 1979-12-07· cited 357×
• Sidney Roginsky v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1967-05-08· cited 235×
• Mattyasovszky v. West Towns Bus Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1975-06-02· cited 184×
• Toole v. Richardson-Merrell Inc.
  California Court of Appeal· 1967-06-12· cited 165×
• Fisher v. Carrousel Motor Hotel, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1967-12-27· cited 152×
• Mercury Motors Exp., Inc. v. Smith
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1981-01-22· cited 150×
• Northrup v. Miles Homes, Inc. of Iowa
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1973-02-21· cited 108×
• Goddard v. Grand Trunk Railway
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1869-07-01· cited 107×
• Hibschman Pontiac, Inc. v. Batchelor
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1977-05-13· cited 106×
• Embrey v. Holly
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1982-03-23· cited 96×
• Stuart v. Pilgrim
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1956-01-10· cited 77×
• Rowen v. Le Mars Mut. Ins. Co. of Iowa
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1979-09-19· cited 76×
• State v. Morrison
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1982-08-25· cited 73×
• Sebastian v. Wood
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1954-11-16· cited 66×
• Oak Leaf Country Club, Inc. v. Wilson
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1977-09-21· cited 62×
• Team Central, Inc. v. Teamco, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1978-11-22· cited 62×
• Clary Insurance Agency v. Doyle
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1980-11-21· cited 61×
• Young v. City of Des Moines
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1978-02-22· cited 58×