7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 23 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 People v. Mitchell.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Mitchell Anchor | green | “an elemental tenet of our jurisprudence, stare decisis, provides that a decision of the majority of justices of this court is binding upon lower courts.” | 5 |
| 2 | Scarsella v. Pollak | red | “he mere tendering of a complaint without the required affidavit of merit is insufficient to commence lawsuit.” | 3 |
| 3 | Scarsella v. Pollak | red | “we therefore conclude that, for statute of limitations purposes in a medical malpractice case, the mere tendering of a complaint without the required affidavit of merit is insufficient to commence the lawsuit.” | 3 |
| 4 | Zwiers v. Growney | red | “while burton, standing alone, would compel us to affirm," "ursuant to mcl 600.2301 and its interpretation by the bush court, we reverse . . . .” | 3 |
| 5 | Middlebrooks v. Wayne County | green | “a cross appeal was not necessary to urge an 'alternative ground for affirmance.” | 3 |
| 6 | In Re MCI Telecommunications Complaint | green | “appellee ameritech has neither applied for leave to cross appeal on this issue, nor offered this argument as an alternative rationale to support the favorable ruling it received below. accordingly, this issue, itself, is not properly before the court.” | 3 |
| 7 | Hanon v. Barber | green | “the primary function of a pleading is to give notice of the nature of the claim or defense sufficient to permit the opposite party to take a responsive position.” | 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.