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8 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 37 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 Dudley v. Estate Life Insurance Co. of America.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dudley v. Estate Life Insurance Co. of America Anchor | green | “elementary is the rule of appellate procedure that the scope of the argument on appeal is limited by the assignments of error.” | 10 |
| 2 | Turner v. Lotts | green | “the decision to grant a motion for summary judgment is a drastic remedy.” | 6 |
| 3 | Rahnema v. Rahnema | green | “the impartial, consistent enforcement of scheduling orders provides systemic benefits to litigants and trial courts alike.” | 5 |
| 4 | Bennett v. Commonwealth | green | “no doubt continuances in the midst of trial should not be an everyday occurrence. nevertheless, such decisions are entrusted to the sound discretion of the trial court.” | 4 |
| 5 | Mikhaylov v. Sales | green | “presumptive authority to prohibit a party in a material breach of an order regulating discovery from 'introducing designated matters in evidence.” | 3 |
| 6 | Judy Kay Reaves v. James Kelly Tucker | green | “in order for rule 1:18 scheduling orders to facilitate the orderly administration of cases . . . they must be enforced by the trial courts.” | 3 |
| 7 | William R. Winters v. Cleome J. Winters | green | “misconduct tangentially related to the underlying suit” | 3 |
| 8 | Bista v. Commonwealth | green | “appellate courts 'review a trial court's decision to admit or exclude evidence using an abuse of discretion standard” | 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.