4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 35 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 McCall v. Wilder.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McCall v. Wilder Anchor | green | “(1) a duty of care owed by defendant to plaintiff; (2) conduct below the applicable standard of care that amounts to a breach of that duty; (3) an injury or loss; (4) cause in fact; and (5) proximate, or legal, cause.” | 18 |
| 2 | Diane DOWNS Ex Rel. Ryan Cody DOWNS v. Mark BUSH Et Al. | green | “a risk is foreseeable if a reasonable person could foresee the probability of its occurrence or if the person was on notice that the likelihood of danger to the party to whom is owed a duty is probable.” | 7 |
| 3 | Kilpatrick v. Bryant | green | “legal responsibility must be limited to those causes which are so closely connected with the result and are of such significance that the law is justified in imposing liability.” | 6 |
| 4 | Kenneth E. King v. Anderson County, Tennessee | green | “whether the policy of the law will extend responsibility for that negligent conduct to the consequences that have occurred.” | 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.