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6 canonical passages across 6 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 Greene v. Thompson.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greene v. Thompson Anchor | green | “harmless error occurs, within the context of a rule 59(g) motion, where there is either no probable merit in the grounds asserted in the motion, or where the appellate court resolves the issues presented therein, as a matter of law, adversely to the movant, by application of the…” | 14 |
| 2 | Dubose v. Dubose | green | “when there is probable merit to the motion, the error cannot be considered harmless.” | 4 |
| 3 | Lowe v. Lowe | green | “denial of a rule 59 motion without a hearing is reversible error if the movant requested a hearing and harmful error is found.” | 4 |
| 4 | Staarup v. Staarup | green | “rule 59(g) mandates that, when a hearing is requested on a motion for new trial, the hearing must be granted.” | 3 |
| 5 | Palmer v. Hall | green | “a trial court errs by not granting a hearing when one has been requested pursuant to rule 59(g) ; however, that error is not necessarily reversible error.” | 3 |
| 6 | Gibert v. Gibert | green | “a trial court errs by not granting a hearing when one has been requested pursuant to rule 59(g) ; however, that error is not necessarily reversible error.” | 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.