Geneva Ann Singleton v. Percy Foreman

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing such an exception in Florida law
• recognizing such an exception in Florida law
• Florida law governed validity and enforcement of contingent fee contract between attorney and client
• Where eliminating illegal retainer fee provision would have eliminated the greater portion of the consideration contrary to parties’ original mutual understanding, employment agreement was not divisible
• Interest in suit cannot become adverse or hostile to client.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Quality Foods De Centro America, S.A. And Duroparts De El Salvador, S.A. v. Latin American Agribusiness Development Corporation, S.A.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1983-08-08· cited 545×
• Cook & Nichol, Inc. v. The Plimsoll Club, Leo S. Weil
  Fifth Circuit· 1971-09-28· cited 125×
• Vallinoto v. DiSandro
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1997-02-11· cited 77×
• Trapkus v. Edstrom's, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1986-01-14· cited 49×
• In Re: Resorts International, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 1999-06-30· cited 47×
• Pogge v. Fullerton Lumber Co.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1979-04-25· cited 46×
• Dreyer v. Jalet
  S.D. Texas· 1972-09-18· cited 43×
• Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Sheehan
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1979-08-09· cited 43×
• Edwin F. Gordon, Cross-Appellee v. E. G. Green, Gustave T. Broberg, Jr., Cross-Appellant
  Fifth Circuit· 1979-11-19· cited 42×
• Dominguez v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1983-08-30· cited 40×
• McInerney v. Massasoit Greyhound Association, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-04-20· cited 40×
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 959 v. King
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1977-12-02· cited 36×
• Mekdeci v. Merrell National Laboratories
  Eleventh Circuit· 1983-08-15· cited 36×
• Blair v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  S.D. Florida· 1972-05-31· cited 33×
• Trees v. Kersey
  Idaho Supreme Court· 2002-09-12· cited 32×
• Morris M. Glazer v. J. C. Bradford and Company, a Partnership, J. C. Bradford and Company, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1980-04-30· cited 29×
• Henry Morrison Flagler Museum v. Lee
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1972-08-11· cited 22×
• Mekdeci, David v. Merrell National Laboratories
  Eleventh Circuit· 1983-08-15· cited 19×
• George M. Hedla, Etc. v. Blaine McCool Etc., George M. Hedla, Etc. v. Blaine McCool Etc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1973-04-10· cited 18×
• Cooper v. Paris
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1982-03-15· cited 18×

Cites

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

• Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.
  Supreme Court· 1941-06-02· cited 8,668×
• Gardner v. Toilet Goods Assn., Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1967-05-29· cited 434×
• Kirksey v. Jernigan
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1950-03-24· cited 118×
• Griffith v. Shamrock Village
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1957-05-01· cited 117×
• Captain Tom Barber v. The Motor Vessel \Blue Cat\, a 32' Catamaran, Her Engines, Apparel, Tackle and Equipment
  Fifth Circuit· 1967-01-31· cited 90×
• Norman Millet v. Godchaux Sugars, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1957-02-08· cited 63×
• Donald W. Barnes v. B. F. Merritt, Jr.
  Fifth Circuit· 1967-04-18· cited 63×
• Slocum v. Food Fair Stores of Florida, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1958-02-14· cited 53×
• Arthur H. Richland Company v. Edward A. Harper and Rose B. Harper
  Fifth Circuit· 1962-04-27· cited 48×
• Brown v. Case
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1920-11-22· cited 42×
• Local No. 234 of United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices of Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of United States & Canada v. Henley & Beckwith, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1953-07-31· cited 36×
• United States Savings Bank v. Pittman
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1920-03-11· cited 33×
• Associated Heavy Equipment Schools, Inc. v. Masiello
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1969-02-18· cited 28×
• Don E. Lester, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross
  Fifth Circuit· 1970-12-11· cited 26×
• Gerlach v. Donnelly
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1957-11-20· cited 22×
• Ganaway v. Henderson
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1958-06-24· cited 21×
• Connor v. Elliott
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1920-04-16· cited 19×
• Smyrna Developers, Inc. v. Bornstein
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1965-06-30· cited 18×
• Korbin v. Berlin
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1965-07-06· cited 17×
• Conner v. Elliott
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1920-01-15· cited 16×