Jaffe-Spindler Co. v. Genesco, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• courts should not require the performance of acts when the doing of them will not further any worthwhile purpose

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Bowen Engineering v. Estate of Reeve
  D. New Jersey· 1992-09-17· cited 58×
• May v. Harris Management Corp.
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 2005-12-22· cited 29×
• Rex Stockman v. Eugene Lacroix, Jr.
  Seventh Circuit· 1986-05-07· cited 26×
• Scholl v. Sagon RV Supercenter, LLC
  W.D. North Carolina· 2008-02-27· cited 25×
• The Travelers Insurance Company v. 633 Third Associates
  Second Circuit· 1992-08-17· cited 21×
• National Bank of Washington v. Pearson
  Fourth Circuit· 1988-12-14· cited 19×
• Richard L. Merrick v. Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust Company
  Fourth Circuit· 1988-09-02· cited 15×
• New York State Teachers Retirement System v. Kalkus
  Fourth Circuit· 1985-06-20· cited 11×
• Richardson v. United States
  Court of Claims· 1989-07-11· cited 8×
• Southern Motors, Inc. v. Virginia National Bank
  W.D. Virginia· 1987-02-10· cited 5×
• Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Spencer's Kenosha Bowl Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Wisconsin· 1987-02-18· cited 2×
• Cornelius v. Independent Health Ass'n
  W.D. New York· 2012-12-14· cited 2×
• In re First American Health Care of Georgia, Inc.
  S.D. Georgia· 2002-08-02· cited 1×
• Unnamed case
  Fourth Circuit· 1984-10-30
• Unnamed case
  Fourth Circuit· 1988-12-14
• Prudential Ins. v. SPENCER'S BOWL
  Court of Appeals of Wisconsin· 1987-02-18
• McGINNITY v. KIRK
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 2015-11-03
• Wonder City v. Dipietro
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2025-12-22

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Great Southern Fire Proof Hotel Company v. Jones
  Supreme Court· 1899-01-10· cited 402×
• Colonial Realty Corporation v. Bache & Co.
  Second Circuit· 1966-03-10· cited 233×
• Elston Investment, Ltd. v. David Altman Leasing Corp.
  Seventh Circuit· 1984-04-09· cited 30×
• Delo H. Caspary v. The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company
  Fourth Circuit· 1983-05-11· cited 18×
• Heath v. Haile
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1896-03-06· cited 11×
• Thomas v. Hancock
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1978-08-01· cited 8×
• Genesco Inc. v. Monumental Life Insurance Co.
  D. South Carolina· 1983-06-17· cited 8×
• W. & R. Investment Co. v. Edwards Supply Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1939-12-29· cited 7×
• Schalk v. Kingsley
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1880-02-15· cited 6×
• Missouri-Indiana Investment Group v. Shaw
  Eighth Circuit· 1983-02-09· cited 6×