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4 canonical passages across 2 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 City of Birmingham v. Business Realty Inv. Co..

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1 City of Birmingham v. Business Realty Inv. Co. Anchor
ala · 1998
green “when an appellant fails to cite any authority for an argument on a particular issue, this court may affirm the judgment as to that issue, for it is neither this court's duty nor its function to perform an appellant's legal research.” 25
2 Hamm v. State
alacrimapp · 2002
green “the contentions of the appellant/petitioner with respect to the issues presented, and the reasons therefor, with citations to the cases, statutes, other authorities, and parts of the record relied on.” 4
3 City of Birmingham v. Business Realty Inv. Co.
ala · 1998
green “it is neither this court's duty nor its function to perform an appellant's legal research.” 3
4 Hamm v. State
alacrimapp · 2002
green “recitation of allegations without citation to any legal authority and without adequate recitation of the facts relied upon has been deemed a waiver of the arguments listed.” 3

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