Progressive Casualty Insurance v. Ehrhardt

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that ratification may be inferred when the principal, through works, conduct, or silence, indicates its desire to affirm the unauthorized act
• noting that receipt and retention of the benefits and failure to make a timely disaffirmance of an unauthorized transaction are circumstances indicating intent to ratify
• insurer had actual knowledge of the date of the car crash when it received the back dated claim
• “Under this doctrine [of apparent agency], the crucial factor is reasonable reliance by a third party on the principal’s conduct.”
• “the principal becomes responsible for the agent’s actions when the principal’s conduct . . . or failure to take corrective steps, has clothed an agent with apparent authority and thereby induces a third party to rely to his [or her] detriment.”
• stating Maryland law on apparent authority

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Fearnow v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1995-01-11· cited 55×
• Homa v. Friendly Mobile Manor, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1992-09-09· cited 43×
• Republic of Rwanda v. Uwimana (In re Uwimana)
  Fourth Circuit· 2001-12-14· cited 37×
• Proctor v. Metropolitan Money Store Corp.
  D. Maryland· 2008-09-29· cited 33×
• Volcjak v. Washington County Hospital Ass'n
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1999-01-05· cited 29×
• Tower Oaks Boulevard, LLC v. Procida
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2014-10-02· cited 20×
• Bradford v. Jai Medical Systems Managed Care Organization, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2014-06-19· cited 18×
• Adobe Sys. Inc. v. Gardiner
  D. Maryland· 2018-01-09· cited 14×
• Hill v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1991-02-04· cited 13×
• Fischbach v. Fischbach
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2009-07-07· cited 13×
• Vera Chawla v. Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company
  Fourth Circuit· 2006-03-07· cited 12×
• Clemons v. American Casualty Co.
  D. Maryland· 1993-12-08· cited 10×
• Integrated Consulting Services, Inc. v. LDDS Communications, Inc.
  D. Maryland· 1998-01-30· cited 10×
• Federal Deposit Insurance v. Virginia Surety Co.
  District of Columbia· 1997-11-26· cited 6×
• Veydt v. Lincoln National Life Insurance
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1992-11-02· cited 5×
• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Kuchta
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1988-07-08· cited 4×
• People Who Care v. Rockford Board of Education, School District 205
  N.D. Illinois· 1994-02-18· cited 4×
• Chawla v. Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance
  Fourth Circuit· 2006-03-07· cited 3×
• Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund v. John
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2011-04-01· cited 2×
• Unnamed case
  Fourth Circuit· 2001-12-14· cited 1×

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Food Fair Stores, Inc. v. Blumberg
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1964-05-04· cited 104×
• White v. Friel
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1956-06-14· cited 64×
• Gould v. Transamerican Associates
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1961-02-13· cited 44×
• Reserve Insurance v. Duckett
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1965-12-07· cited 39×
• Buchanan v. SWITZERLAND GEN. INS. CO., LTD.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1969-05-29· cited 34×
• Carling Brewing Co. v. Belzner
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1972-06-01· cited 24×
• Hobdey v. Wilkinson
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1986-10-01· cited 21×
• Rubinstein v. Jefferson National Life Insurance
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1973-03-27· cited 21×
• Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Cleveland
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1968-04-02· cited 19×
• Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance v. Hicks
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1961-09-21· cited 18×
• Penowa Coal Sales Co. v. Gibbs & Co.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1969-10-01· cited 17×
• Gosman v. Gosman
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1973-08-28· cited 16×
• Bruffey Contracting Co., Inc. v. Burroughs Corp.
  D. Maryland· 1981-09-28· cited 13×
• Busby v. North America Life Insurance
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1874-06-25· cited 12×
• Williams v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1952-01-09· cited 11×
• CENTRAL NAT. INS. GROUP OF OMAHA v. Grimmett
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1976-12-10· cited 10×
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Anderson
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1975-08-21· cited 10×
• Smith v. Merritt Savings & Loan, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1972-10-16· cited 9×
• Linden Homes, Inc. v. Larkin
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1963-06-07· cited 8×
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Alfred E. Bockhorst
  Tenth Circuit· 1972-01-14· cited 7×