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6 canonical passages across 6 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 Payne v. Hall.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payne v. Hall Anchor | green | “a court abuses its discretion only if it acts arbitrarily, without the employment of conscientious judgment, exceeds the bounds of reason and ignores recognized principles of law; or if no reasonable person would take the position adopted by the court.” | 11 |
| 2 | Rodriguez v. Illinois Prisoner Review Board | green | “it is the responsibility of the party filing a motion to request the trial judge to rule on it, and when no ruling has been made on a motion, the motion is presumed to have been abandoned absent circumstances indicating otherwise.” | 6 |
| 3 | Rodriguez v. ILLINOIS PRISONER REVIEW BD. | green | “it is the responsibility of the party filing a motion to request the trial judge to rule on it, and when no ruling has been made on a motion, the motion is presumed to have been abandoned absent circumstances indicating otherwise.” | 3 |
| 4 | Herlehy v. Marie v. Bistersky Trust | green | “to state a cause of action for breach of a fiduciary duty, a plaintiff must allege and ultimately prove: (1) a fiduciary duty on the part of the defendant; (2) a breach of that duty; (3) damages; and (4) a proximate cause between the breach and the damages.” | 3 |
| 5 | Majid v. The Retirement Board of the Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of the City of Chicago | green | “the statute must be applied so that no part is rendered superfluous.” | 3 |
| 6 | Rush University Medical Center v. Sessions | green | “the principal amounts depleted in the perpetual-care fund.” | 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.