Freedman v. Beneficial Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• “mere labeling of an action as one in the nature of quasi contract is not enough to avoid the impact of the statute of limitations”
• “The quasi contract was developed by the law courts as a device for creating a ‘contract’ to remedy the absence of mutual promises under circumstances where it is necessary to preclude the unjust retention of an advantage or benefit.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Iwanowa v. Ford Motor Co.
  D. New Jersey· 1999-10-28· cited 155×
• Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Fedders North America, Inc. Ex Rel. Debtors' Estates v. Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. (In Re Fedders North America, Inc.)
  D. Delaware· 2009-05-21· cited 99×
• Avco Corporation v. Precision Air Parts, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1982-05-17· cited 57×
• Aronow Roofing Company v. Gilbane Building Company
  Third Circuit· 1990-05-18· cited 47×
• Avins v. Moll
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1984-09-06· cited 35×
• Blake v. Town of Delaware City
  D. Delaware· 1977-11-14· cited 21×
• Houlihan v. Anderson-Stokes, Inc.
  District of Columbia· 1977-06-28· cited 20×
• Pioneer National Title Insurance v. Sabo
  D. Delaware· 1977-05-03· cited 17×
• Plumb v. Cottle
  D. Delaware· 1980-06-24· cited 17×
• Phoenix Canada Oil Co. Ltd. v. Texaco Inc.
  D. Delaware· 1983-04-08· cited 16×
• Studiengesellschaft Kohle, mbH Ex Rel. Max-Planck-Institut Fur Kohlenforschung v. Hercules, Inc.
  D. Delaware· 1990-10-22· cited 16×
• Rose Hall, Ltd. v. Chase Manhattan Overseas Banking Corp.
  D. Delaware· 1980-06-27· cited 16×
• Baron v. Allied Artists Pictures Corp.
  Third Circuit· 1983-09-19· cited 12×
• Stankiewicz v. Estate of Albert LaRose
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1989-03-17· cited 9×
• City of Newark v. Edward H. Richardson Associates, Inc.
  Superior Court of Delaware· 1977-06-20· cited 6×
• Youell v. Maddox
  D. Delaware· 1988-07-11· cited 6×
• Pedrick v. Roten
  D. Delaware· 2014-09-29· cited 5×
• Aljadir v. University of Pennsylvania
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1982-09-17· cited 4×
• Flagstaff Foodservice Corp. v. Consolidated Foods Corp. (In Re Flagstaff Foodservice Corp.)
  S.D. New York· 1982-12-06· cited 4×
• Clinch Valley Bank & Trust Co. v. Shortt (In Re Shortt)
  W.D. Virginia· 1982-01-27· cited 2×

Cites

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

• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.
  Supreme Court· 1970-06-01· cited 15,427×
• Guaranty Trust Co. v. York
  Supreme Court· 1945-06-18· cited 1,894×
• Guaranty Trust Co. v. York
  Supreme Court· 1945-10-08· cited 1,766×
• Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co.
  Supreme Court· 1949-06-20· cited 503×
• Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. Field
  Supreme Court· 1941-01-06· cited 354×
• Wells v. Simonds Abrasive Co.
  Supreme Court· 1953-05-18· cited 149×
• Layton v. Allen
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1968-09-12· cited 135×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,524 Carl Mintz and Shirley Mintz v. Mathers Fund, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1972-06-15· cited 133×
• Viola O. Tomalewski v. State Farm Life Insurance Company
  Third Circuit· 1974-04-04· cited 112×
• Dyer v. Eastern Trust and Banking Company
  D. Maine· 1971-12-30· cited 94×
• Richard S. Prather v. Neva Paperbacks, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1971-06-22· cited 66×
• Donald L. Atkins v. Schmutz Manufacturing Company, Incorporated
  Fourth Circuit· 1970-12-10· cited 62×
• Mastellone v. Argo Oil Corp.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1951-07-05· cited 56×
• Halpern v. Barran
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1973-05-25· cited 52×
• Austrian v. Williams
  Second Circuit· 1952-08-15· cited 51×
• Nardo v. Guido DeAscanis & Sons, Inc.
  Superior Court of Delaware· 1969-05-26· cited 50×
• Saylor v. Lindsley
  S.D. New York· 1969-04-16· cited 43×
• Pomerantz v. Clark
  D. Massachusetts· 1951-11-30· cited 42×
• Henis v. Compania Agricola De Guatemala
  D. Delaware· 1953-10-22· cited 35×
• Lueddecke v. Chevrolet Motor Co.
  Eighth Circuit· 1934-03-16· cited 32×