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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.

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1 Greene v. Thompson Anchor
ala · 1989
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
alacivapp · 2007
green “when there is probable merit to the motion, the error cannot be considered harmless.” 4
3 Lowe v. Lowe
alacivapp · 1993
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
alacivapp · 1988
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
alacivapp · 1996
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
alacivapp · 1998
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

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