5 canonical passages across 4 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 Barbre v. Pope.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbre v. Pope Anchor | green | “an intentional failure to perform a manifest duty in reckless disregard of the consequences as affecting the life or property of another, and also implies a thoughtless disregard of the consequences without the exertion of any effort to avoid them.” | 14 |
| 2 | Barbre v. Pope | green | “conduct characterized by evil or wrongful motive, intent to injure, knowing and deliberate wrongdoing, ill-will or fraud.” | 13 |
| 3 | Liscombe v. Potomac Edison Co. | green | “a wrongdoer is guilty of gross negligence or acts wantonly and willfully only when he inflicts injury intentionally or is so utterly indifferent to the rights of others that he acts as if such rights did not exist.” | 3 |
| 4 | Elliott v. Kupferman | green | “merely asserting that an act was done maliciously, or without just cause, or illegally, or with wanton disregard, or recklessly, or for improper motive does not suffice.” | 3 |
| 5 | Rodriguez v. State | green | “when we read sg 12-104 and cjp 5-522 together, it is clear that state personnel are immunized for their tortious conduct committed within the scope of their public duties, unless that conduct was . . . committed 'with malice or gross negligence.” | 3 |
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.