7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 31 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 Cordova v. World Finance Corp. of NM.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordova v. World Finance Corp. of NM Anchor | green | “we apply a de novo standard of review to a district court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration.” | 13 |
| 2 | Romero v. Byers | green | “in derogation of the common law, it is to be afforded a strict, rather than an expansive, construction.” | 3 |
| 3 | Lawrence v. Beverly Manor | green | “the right of action thus created is neither a transmitted right nor a survival right.” | 3 |
| 4 | Jennings v. H. Lutz & Son | green | “the person who, or the corporation which, would have been liable, if death had not ensued, shall be liable to an action for damages, notwithstanding the death of the person injured.” | 3 |
| 5 | Maestas v. Overton | green | “a literal reading of the statute gives the personal representative a cause of action, only if the decedent could have had one, absent death.” | 3 |
| 6 | Proctor v. Hann. & St. Joe. R. R. | neutral | “it transmits to the designated persons a cause of action when the injured person would have had one had death not ensued.” | 3 |
| 7 | Thi of New Mexico at Vida Encantada, LLC v. Lovato | green | “thus, wrongful death claims are derivative of a decedent's rights, and a wrongful death beneficiary has no claim save those claims that the decedent herself would have had.” | 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.