7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 36 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Metcalf v. Intermountain Gas Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metcalf v. Intermountain Gas Co. Anchor | green | “any action by either party which violates, nullifies or significantly impairs any benefit of the employment contract is a violation of the implied-in-law covenant.” | 9 |
| 2 | Smith v. Mitton | green | “any claim of damages for prospective loss contains an element of uncertainty, but that fact is not fatal to recovery. 'the most elementary conceptions of justice and public policy require that the wrongdoer shall bear the risk of the uncertainty which his own wrong has created.” | 7 |
| 3 | Ryska v. Anderson | green | “leaving it for the other party to show that, by depression in trade or other causes, they would have been less,” | 4 |
| 4 | Tingley v. Harrison | green | “shall have the same effect as if the action had been commenced in the name of the real party in interest.” | 4 |
| 5 | Tucker v. Palmer | green | “to conform to idaho's comparative negligence scheme.” | 4 |
| 6 | Magic Valley Newspapers, Inc. v. Magic Valley Regional Medical Center | green | “the legislature did not choose to do so, however, and we do not have the authority to rewrite the statute to include such a provision.” | 4 |
| 7 | Saint Alphonsus Diversified Care, Inc. v. MRI Associates, LLP | green | “it is in breach of an express provision of the partnership agreement.” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.