First Colonial Corp. of Am. v. Am. Benefit Life Ins., 461 U.S. 915 (1983). · Go Syfert
First Colonial Corp. of Am. v. Am. Benefit Life Ins., 461 U.S. 915 (1983). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“a contract or release, the execution of which is induced by duress, is voidable, not void, and the person claiming duress must act promptly to repudiate the contract or release or her will be deemed to have waived his right to do so”
74 citation events (5 in the last 25 years) across 26 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Clark v. Buffalo Wire Works Co., Inc. (nywd, 1998-04-30)
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Top citers, strongest first. 19 distinct citers. How cited ↗
examined Cited as authority (quoted) Clark v. Buffalo Wire Works Co., Inc.
W.D.N.Y. · 1998 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
a contract or release, the execution of which is induced by duress, is voidable, not void, and the person claiming duress must act promptly to repudiate the contract or release or her will be deemed to have waived his right to do so
cited Cited "see" Ace Equipment Sales, Inc. v. H.O. Penn MacHinery Co.
Conn. App. Ct. · 2005 · signal: see · confidence high
See DiRose v. PK Management Corp., 691 F.2d 628, 633-34 (2d Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 915 , 103 S. Ct. 1896 , 77 L.
discussed Cited "see" In Re Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.
Bankr. S.D.N.Y. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See Di Rose v. PK Management Corp., 691 F.2d 628, 633 (2d Cir.1982) (under the common law a “contract or release, the execution of which is induced by duress, is voidable, not void, and the person claiming duress must act promptly to repudiate the contract or release or he will be deemed to have waived his right to do so.”), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 915 , 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983).
cited Cited "see" Jose S. Chacon v. Tana Wood
9th Cir. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hudson v. Rushen, 686 F.2d 826, 830 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 916 , 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983).
discussed Cited "see" Brown v. Stinson
S.D.N.Y. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
Idrees v. American University of the Caribbean, 546 F.Supp. 1342, 1342 (S.D.N.Y.1982); see Di-Rose v. PK Management Corp., 691 F.2d 628, 633 (2d Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 915 , 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983) (a fraudulent misrepresentation may consist of a reckless statement made with the pretense of knowledge that it was true when statement was actually made in ignorance).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Calvin Lyniol Robinson
9th Cir. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Appellant’s Opening Brief at 26-27 (citing Hudson v. Rushen, 686 F.2d 826 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 916 , 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983); United States v. Williams, 594 F.2d 1258 (9th Cir.1979); Brown v. Craven, 424 F.2d 1166 (9th Cir.1970)). 3 .
discussed Cited "see" Nelson v. Stanley Blacker, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See DiRose v. PK Management Corp., 691 F.2d 628, 633-34 (2d Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 915 , 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983); Citibank, N.A. v. Real Coffee Trading Co., 566 F.Supp. 1158, 1163 (S.D.N.Y.1983).
cited Cited "see" United States v. James Joseph Owens
9th Cir. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hudson v. Rushen, 686 F.2d 826 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 916 , 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed. 2d 285 (1983); United States v. Mills, 597 F.2d 693 (9th Cir.1979).
cited Cited "see" State v. Pursifell
Utah Ct. App. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hudson v. Rushen, 686 F.2d 826, 831 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 916 , 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Delbert W. Wadsworth and Kurt W. Wadsworth (2×)
9th Cir. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hudson v. Rushen, 686 F.2d 826, 829 (9th Cir.1982) (“The trial court must take the time to conduct such necessary inquiry as might ease the defendant’s dissatisfaction, distrust, and concern”), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 916 , 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983).
discussed Cited "see" Roy Wilson v. Barry Mintzes
6th Cir. · 1984 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hudson v. Rushen, 686 F.2d 826, 829 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983); McKee v. Harris, 649 F.2d 927, 933 (2d Cir.1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 917 , 102 S.Ct. 1773 , 72 L.Ed.2d 177 (1982); United States v. Hart, 557 F.2d 162, 163 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 906 , 98 S.Ct. 305 , 54 L.Ed.2d 193 (1977); United States v. Young, 482 F.2d at 995 ; Sawicki v. Johnson, 475 F.2d 183, 184 (6th Cir.1973).
discussed Cited "see" James Richard Allbee v. Hoyt C. Cupp
9th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hudson v. Rushen, 686 F.2d 826, 830 (9th Cir.1982) (state courts must have fair opportunity to apply new interpretation of federal law by Supreme Court), cert. denied, -U.S.-, 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983); Mabry v. Klimas, 448 U.S. 444, 447 , 100 S.Ct. 2755, 2757 , 65 L.Ed.2d 897 (1980) (state courts must receive opportunity to apply amended state statute). 6 .
cited Cited "see, e.g." Charles Bland, Jr. v. California Department of Corrections Attorney General of the State of California
9th Cir. · 1994 · signal: see also · confidence low
Id.; see also Hudson v. Rushen, 686 F.2d 826, 830 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 916 , 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Smith v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.
N.D. Ga. · 1991 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., DiRose v. PK Management Corp., 691 F.2d 628 (2d Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 915 , 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983). 35 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Michael Lee Smith v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
8th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see also · confidence low
When a defendant raises a seemingly substantial complaint about counsel, the judge “has an obligation to inquire thoroughly into the factual basis of defendant’s dissatisfaction.” Hart, 557 F.2d at 163 ; see also Hudson v. Rushen, 686 F.2d 826, 829 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 916 , 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983); Schwarzer, Dealing with Incompetent Counsel — The Trial Judge’s Role, 93 Harv.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Sandra Cotton, Inc. v. Bank of New York
W.D.N.Y. · 1988 · signal: see also · confidence low
Baddock v. American Benefit Life Insurance Co., 431 U.S. 904 , 97 S.Ct. 1696 , 52 L.Ed.2d 388 (1977); see also Matter of First Colonial Corp. of America, 693 F.2d 447 (5th Cir.1982), ce rt. denied, 461 U.S. 915 , 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983) (a pre-1978 Bankruptcy Code proceeding stating the general rule that only the Trustee is empowered to represent the bankrupt but nevertheless granting the majority shareholder, who had intervened earlier, standing to «be heard on the dispute over who owns the surplus assets at the conclusion of the bankruptcy proceeding).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." DuPont v. Brady
S.D.N.Y. · 1986 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Rolf, 570 F.2d at 47-48 (statement is reckless if made “without investigation and with utter disregard for whether there was a basis for the assertions”); Croy v. Campbell, 624 F.2d 709, 715 (5th Cir.1980) (mere fact that attorney made tax analysis based on information presented him was not extreme departure from standards of ordinary care). *1074 Brady’s representations simply did not rise to the level of representations “certified as true ... when knowledge there [was] none, a reckless misstatement, or an opinion based on grounds so flimsy as to lead to the conclusion that there …
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Soper v. Simmons International Ltd.
S.D.N.Y. · 1986 · signal: see also · confidence low
Cauble v. Mabon Nugent & Co., 594 F.Supp. 985, 993 (S.D.N.Y.1984); see also DiRose v. PK Management Corp., 691 F.2d 628, 632-33 (2d Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 915 , 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983); Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Borne, 599 F.Supp. 891, 895 (E.D.N.Y.1984); Hotel Constructors, Inc., supra, 574 F.Supp. at 387 ; Sherkate Sahami Khass Rapol v. Henry R.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Barnes v. Housewright
D. Nev. · 1985 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Hudson v. Rushen, 686 F.2d 826, 831 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 916 , 103 S.Ct. 1896 , 77 L.Ed.2d 285 (1983) (balancing such factors as defendant’s right to congenial counsel against society’s interest in prompt administration of justice, the trial court’s inquiry into defendant’s dissatisfaction with counsel should be “as comprehensive as the circumstances reasonably would permit.”) This Court is convinced that the trial court had ample justification for denying Barnes’ motions.
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First Colonial Corporation of America
v.
American Benefit Life Insurance Co.
No. 82-1544.
Supreme Court of the United States.
May 2, 1983.
461 U.S. 915

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.