6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 28 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 Ferguson v. McKenzie.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferguson v. McKenzie Anchor | green | “where there is an alleged conflict between two statutes, a court has a duty to interpret those statutes in a manner that avoids an inconsistency and gives effect to both statutes, where such an interpretation is reasonably possible.” | 8 |
| 2 | Sheffler v. Commonwealth Edison Co. | green | “a claim is for reparations when the essence of the claim is that a utility has charged too much for a service, while a claim is for civil damages when the essence of the complaint is that the utility has done something else to wrong the plaintiff.” | 7 |
| 3 | Callahan v. Edgewater Care & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. | green | “repeal or preemption of an existing common-law remedy by implication is not favored.” | 4 |
| 4 | State of Illinois ex rel. Pusateri v. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. | green | “the public utilities act creates the illinois commerce commission and charges it with 'general supervision of all public utilities.” | 3 |
| 5 | Thomas v. Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company | green | “committed to the jurisdiction of the circuit court under section 5-201 of the public utilities act” | 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.