Eckles v. Atlanta Technology Group, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a corporation must he represented in a court of record by licensed counsel
• holding that “only a licensed attorney is authorized to represent a corporation in a proceeding in a court of record”
• “Having accepted the benefits of incorporation, a corporation must also accept the burdens, including the need to hire counsel to sue or defend in court”
• “Having accepted the benefits of incorporation, a corporation must also accept the burdens, including the need to hire counsel to sue or defend in court”
• “Having accepted the benefits of incorporation, a corporation must also accept the burdens, including the need to hire counsel to sue or defend in court”
• proscribing a layman’s legal representation of a separate corporate entity in a court of record

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• In Re IFC Credit Corp.
  Seventh Circuit· 2011-12-05· cited 69×
• Winzer v. EHCA DUNWOODY, LLC.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-02-22· cited 38×
• Marks v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2005-12-01· cited 35×
• Findley v. Findley
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2006-04-25· cited 34×
• Trammel v. Bradberry
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-05-31· cited 24×
• Caressa Camille, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board
  California Court of Appeal· 2002-06-28· cited 21×
• McCombs v. Southern Regional Medical Center, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-07-16· cited 19×
• Kwickie/Flash Foods, Inc. v. Lakeside Petroleum, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-11-08· cited 17×
• Yeary v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-06-20· cited 17×
• Jaheni v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-08-18· cited 17×
• Kesterson v. Jarrett
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-06-18· cited 16×
• Oxmoor Portfolio, LLC v. Flooring & Tile Superstore of Conyers, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-03-21· cited 16×
• Peachtree Plastics, Inc. v. Verhine
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-01-21· cited 15×
• Renaissance Enterprises, Inc. v. Summit Teleservices, Inc.
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1999-03-22· cited 15×
• Congress Re-Insurance Corp. v. Archer-Western Contractors, Ltd.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-06-16· cited 15×
• Shorter College v. Baptist Convention of Georgia
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2005-05-23· cited 15×
• Providence Construction Co. v. Bauer.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-11-17· cited 15×
• Wolcott v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2004-10-25· cited 14×
• Murray v. DeKALB FARMERS MARKET, INC.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2010-08-04· cited 13×
• In the Interest of J. L. B.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-07-14· cited 13×

Cites

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

• Osborn v. Bank of United States
  Supreme Court· 1824-03-19· cited 1,899×
• Wilson v. Zant
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1982-04-21· cited 132×
• Renner v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1990-11-07· cited 120×
• Merco Construction Engineers, Inc. v. Municipal Court
  California Supreme Court· 1978-07-25· cited 106×
• Union Savings Ass'n v. Home Owners Aid, Inc.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1970-09-16· cited 105×
• Wallace v. Wallace
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1969-02-06· cited 72×
• Oahu Plumbing & Sheet Metal, Ltd. v. Kona Construction, Inc.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1979-02-08· cited 46×
• Sams v. Olah
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1969-09-15· cited 45×
• Brown v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1981-02-24· cited 44×
• State Ex Rel. Western Parks, Inc. v. Bartholomew County Court
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1978-12-13· cited 37×
• Strickland v. Newton County
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1979-06-26· cited 35×
• St. John's Melkite Catholic Church v. Commissioner of Revenue
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1978-01-31· cited 32×
• Varney Enterprises, Inc. v. WMF, INC.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-04-06· cited 30×
• Gordon v. Clinkscales
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1960-04-07· cited 27×
• Giant Mart Corp. v. Giant Discount Foods, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1981-07-07· cited 22×
• Knickerbocker Tax Systems, Inc. v. Texaco, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1973-12-04· cited 20×
• Georgia State Board of Dental Examiners v. Daniels
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1976-02-18· cited 18×
• Womble v. Parker
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1951-10-09· cited 18×
• Huber v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1975-04-22· cited 16×
• Woodford Manufacturing Co. v. A.O.Q., Inc.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1989-04-10· cited 15×