7 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 29 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 McIver v. Gloria.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McIver v. Gloria Anchor | green | “where the plaintiff seeks special damages for loss of his earning capacity in a particular business or profession, the amount of his earnings or the value of his services in that business must be shown with reasonable certainty.” | 7 |
| 2 | Navistar International Transportation Corp. v. Crim Truck & Tractor Co. | green | “an expansion on an already disclosed subject.” | 5 |
| 3 | LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEX. v. Strube | green | “attack the expert's testimony . . . whatever the level of diminished earning capacity.” | 4 |
| 4 | Navistar International Transportation Corp. v. Crim Truck & Tractor Co. | green | “put 'hard numbers' to his criticisms of the opposing expert's opinions and illustrate for the jury the difference this would make to crim tractor's damages.” | 4 |
| 5 | McIver v. Gloria | green | “damages must also be proved with that degree of certainty of which the case is susceptible.” | 4 |
| 6 | Navistar International Transportation Corp. v. Crim Truck & Tractor Co. | green | “expansion on an already disclosed subject.” | 3 |
| 7 | McIver v. Gloria | green | “no general rule can be laid down, except that each case must be judged upon its peculiar facts, and the damages proved with that degree of certainty of which the case is susceptible.” | 2 |
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