4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 30 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 Friedman v. Dozorc.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friedman v. Dozorc Anchor | green | “to recover upon a theory of abuse of process, a plaintiff must plead and prove (1) an ulterior purpose and (2) an act in the use of process which is improper in the regular prosecution of the proceeding.” | 13 |
| 2 | Friedman v. Dozorc | green | “(1) an ulterior purpose and (2) an act in the use of process which is improper in the regular prosecution of the proceeding.” | 10 |
| 3 | Spear v. Pendill | green | “abuse of process is the wrongful use of the process of a court.” | 4 |
| 4 | Spear v. Pendill | green | “is not the wrongful procurement of legal process or the wrongful initiation of criminal or civil proceedings; it is the misuse of process, no matter how properly obtained, for any purpose other than that which it was designed to accomplish.” | 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.