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7 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 Wolf v. Meister-Neiberg, Inc..

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1 Wolf v. Meister-Neiberg, Inc. Anchor
illappct · 1990
green “on the other hand, obiter dictum or dicta is an opinion expressed by the court on a legal question casually reached by the court on an issue unrelated to the essence of the controversy or based on hypothetical facts.” 4
2 In Re County Treasurer and Ex-Officio Coll.
illappct · 2001
green “allows for an extension of 'time within which any act provided by law' is to be done, if the expiration of performance occurs on a saturday, sunday, or holiday.” 4
3 Larson v. Johnson
illappct · 1954
green “on the other hand, obiter dictum or dicta is an opinion expressed by the court on a legal question casually reached by the court on an issue unrelated to the essence of the controversy or based on hypothetical facts.” 4
4 In re Application of the County Treasurer
illappct · 2011
green “a purchaser or assignee shall not be entitled to a tax deed to the property sold unless.” 4
5 In re Application of the County Treasurer
illappct · 2011
green “following the enactment and amendment of the post-sale notice provision, any amendments to the tax deed provision were merely technical in nature or otherwise made changes that were unrelated to the 'strict compliance' language.” 4
6 In re Application of the County Treasurer
illappct · 2011
green “in 1970, the tax deed provision was amended to specify that 'the court shall insist on strict compliance with the provisions of section 263 of this act,' section 263 being the pre-expiration notice provision.” 4
7 Midwest Real Estate Investment Co. v. Anderson
illappct · 1998
green “given the potential for any omission or error to inject confusion (however slight) into the redemption process,” 4

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