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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 Commonwealth v. Deloney.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. Deloney Anchor | green | “if the trial judge's findings of fact in the underlying action are not clearly erroneous, i.e., are supported by substantial evidence, then the appellate court's role is confined to determining whether those facts support the trial judge's legal conclusion.” | 11 |
| 2 | Phelps v. Sledd | green | “not substitute what grantor may have intended to say for what was said” | 5 |
| 3 | Smith v. Vest | green | “the beneficial interest of a joint tenant who furnishes nothing for the purchase of the property, likewise, is generally precisely the same as that of his 14 or her co-owner who furnishes all of the consideration for the purchase of the jointly held property.” | 4 |
| 4 | Murphy v. Bowen | green | “by judicial fiat common law marriage which by expressed public policy is not recognized.” | 4 |
| 5 | City of Louisville v. Coleburne | green | “in order to constitute an estate in joint tenancy, the tenants thereof must have one and the same interest, arising by the same conveyance, commencing at the same time, and held by one and the same undivided possession.” | 4 |
| 6 | Larmon v. Larmon | green | “one joint tenant is entitled to contribution from his cotenant for liens and encumbrances paid by him, including mortgages, taxes, and ground rent.” | 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.