7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 33 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 Kitsap County v. Allstate Insurance.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitsap County v. Allstate Insurance Anchor | green | “to determine whether under the plain meaning of the contract there is coverage.” | 8 |
| 2 | Karlberg v. Otten | green | “while an appellate court retains the discretion to consider an issue raised for the first time on appeal, such discretion is rarely exercised.” | 8 |
| 3 | State v. Kintz | green | “we may discern the plain meaning of nontechnical statutory terms from their dictionary definitions.” | 7 |
| 4 | Holden v. Farmers Insurance | green | “habitual or customary: her usual skill.” | 3 |
| 5 | Bordeaux, Inc. v. American Safety Insurance | green | “courts liberally construe insurance policies to provide coverage wherever possible.” | 3 |
| 6 | Karlberg v. Otten | green | “a failure to preserve a claim of error by presenting it first to the trial court generally means the issue is waived. while an appellate court retains the discretion to consider an issue raised for the first time on appeal, such discretion is rarely exercised.” | 2 |
| 7 | Foster v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. | neutral | “losses or expenses incurred because of bodily injury” | 2 |
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.