7 canonical passages across 7 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 Chanceford Aviation Properties, L.L.P. v. Chanceford Township Board of Supervisors.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chanceford Aviation Properties, L.L.P. v. Chanceford Township Board of Supervisors Anchor | green | “the word 'shall' by definition is mandatory, and it is generally applied as such.” | 4 |
| 2 | In RE ESTATE OF DuPONT | green | “his court is not bound by the superior court's holdings” | 4 |
| 3 | Shaw v. United States | green | “a penal statute is one which imposes a penalty or forfeiture for transgressing its provisions, or for doing a thing prohibited” | 3 |
| 4 | Commonwealth v. Cousins, M., Aplt. | green | “we will only look beyond the plain meaning of the statute where the words of the statute are unclear or ambiguous.” | 3 |
| 5 | Commonwealth v. Stratton | green | “hen the legislature uses . . . different words, we must . . . presume that 'it must have meant for the words to have separate meanings.” | 3 |
| 6 | Naugle's Estate | green | “the word 'while,' as shown by the dictionaries, normally means 'during the time” | 3 |
| 7 | Nesbitt v. Clark | green | “a penal statute is one which imposes a penalty or forfeiture for transgressing its provisions, or for doing a thing prohibited” | 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.