Griffith v. Taylor

How courts have described this case

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

• reaffirming that pleadings should be liberally construed to ensure that plaintiff is granted relief to which he or she is entitled
• holding attorney potentially liable for independent torts committed while working for firm
• nonetheless finding a genuine issue of material fact where client alleged that attorney rendered legal advice

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

15 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Robinson v. Alaska Hous. Fin. Corp.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2019-06-14· cited 89×
• L.D.G., Inc. v. Brown
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2009-07-10· cited 62×
• C.P. Ex Rel. M.L. v. Allstate Insurance Co.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2000-03-03· cited 50×
• Arkansas Valley State Bank v. Phillips
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 2007-10-16· cited 47×
• Bevan Ex Rel. Bevan v. Fix
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2002-03-21· cited 33×
• Williams v. Crawford
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1999-06-18· cited 32×
• McCormick v. City of Dillingham
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2001-01-26· cited 25×
• Moore v. Olson
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2015-07-02· cited 7×
• Sauve v. Winfree
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1999-08-20· cited 6×
• Griffith v. Taylor
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2000-11-17· cited 6×
• Edwards v. 360° Communications
  D. Nevada· 1999-10-21· cited 6×
• Elkind v. Bennett
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-06-20· cited 3×
• Marx v. Benzel
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2003-03-25
• In re Condemnation of Lands Situate and Being in the City of Scranton
  Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas· 1998-12-23
• State v. ROMAN (Nine Cases)
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2025-09-16

Cites

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

• T. C. Theatre Corp. v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1953-05-25· cited 352×
• Westinghouse Electric Corporation v. Gulf Oil Corporation, and United Nuclear Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1978-12-08· cited 159×
• EF Hutton & Company v. Brown
  S.D. Texas· 1969-09-18· cited 140×
• Maty v. Grasselli Chemical Co.
  Supreme Court· 1938-02-14· cited 118×
• Peterson v. Wirum
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1981-03-27· cited 103×
• Wright v. State
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1992-01-24· cited 89×
• Wilson v. Pollet
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1966-07-08· cited 52×
• Native Village of Eyak v. GC Contractors
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1983-01-14· cited 50×
• Mildfelt v. Lair
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1977-03-05· cited 47×
• Martin v. Mears
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1979-11-02· cited 45×
• Air Van Lines, Inc. v. Buster
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1983-12-09· cited 40×
• Elliott v. Videan
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1990-06-05· cited 38×
• Austin v. Fulton Insurance Company
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1972-06-26· cited 36×
• Satellite Financial Planning Corp. v. First National Bank
  D. Delaware· 1987-01-30· cited 26×
• Revelle v. Marston
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1995-06-16· cited 24×
• Mitchell v. Land
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1960-09-19· cited 20×
• Schaible v. Fairbanks Medical & Surgical Clinic, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1975-02-18· cited 19×
• Belland v. OK Lumber Co., Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1990-08-24· cited 16×
• Aleut Corp. v. McGarvey
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1978-01-11· cited 15×
• Brayton v. City of Anchorage
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1963-11-19· cited 12×