Stalley v. Transitional Hospitals Corp. of Tampa

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing the “arbitration agreement is not related to [resident’s] medical treatment or the provision of health care services to him”
• discussing at length the issues the trial court must consider when determining whether a non-party could be compelled to arbitrate
• reversing the trial court's order compelling arbitration because the record failed to demonstrate that the signatory of an arbitration agreement possessed the apparent authority to sign that arbitration agreement on behalf of the principal
• “As to the first element, when there has been no representation of authority by the principal, no apparent or implied agency arises.” (citation omitted)
• “An agency relationship can arise by written consent, oral consent, or by implication from the conduct of the parties.”
• “The acts of the agent, standing alone, are insufficient to establish that the agent is authorized to act for the principal.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).