Hankins v. Crane

How courts have described this case

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

• indicating availability of unclean hands as defense to covenant-enforcement action, but concluding that no factual basis for the defense existed in that case

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Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Maxwell v. Boyd
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2010-12-17· cited 12×
• Mills v. Dailey
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2008-07-03· cited 9×
• Webb v. Knology, Inc.
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2014-10-10· cited 2×
• Lancaster v. Evans
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2016-11-18
• Colley v. Wood
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2012-06-15
• Austin Brook and Austin Park Property Owners Association, Inc. v. William E. Nabors and Sandra R. Nabors
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2026-06-05

Cites

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

• West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of Florida
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1989-06-23· cited 2,411×
• Bass v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF BALDWIN CTY.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1989-01-13· cited 1,124×
• Hanners v. Balfour Guthrie, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1990-04-20· cited 628×
• Bussey v. John Deere Co.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1988-09-02· cited 587×
• Ex Parte Alfa Mut. General Ins. Co.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1999-06-25· cited 120×
• Citibank, N.A. v. Citibanc Group, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1984-02-16· cited 93×
• Thomas v. Principal Financial Group
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1990-08-03· cited 81×
• J & M Bail Bonding Co. v. Hayes
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1999-11-05· cited 79×
• EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee
  Eleventh Circuit· 1982-02-22· cited 63×
• Draughon v. General Fin. Credit Corp.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1978-09-29· cited 55×
• Levine v. Levine
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1955-05-12· cited 54×
• Ex Parte Elba Gen. Hosp. and Nursing Home, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2001-09-14· cited 44×
• General Elec. Credit Corp. v. Strickland Div. of Rebel Lumber Co.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1983-08-26· cited 43×
• Lambert v. Mail Handlers Benefit Plan
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1996-07-26· cited 43×
• Foust v. Kinney
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1918-11-28· cited 39×
• Lange v. Scofield
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1990-09-07· cited 36×
• Ex Parte Ramsay
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2002-03-08· cited 36×
• Ex Parte Grubbs
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1989-03-03· cited 32×
• Reetz v. Ellis
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1966-05-19· cited 28×
• Laney v. Early
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1974-03-21· cited 27×

Other cases named Hankins v. Crane

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Hankins v. Crane
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2007-03-05