7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 27 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 Bank of Mississippi v. SOUTHERN MEMORIAL PARK, INC..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank of Mississippi v. SOUTHERN MEMORIAL PARK, INC. Anchor | green | “a trial court's decision on attorneys' fees is subject to the abuse of discretion standard of review.” | 6 |
| 2 | City of Natchez, Miss. v. Sullivan | green | “to discern and give effect to the legislative intent.” | 5 |
| 3 | Brogan v. School Committee of Westport | green | “kind of private facts that the legislature intended to exempt from mandatory disclosure” | 4 |
| 4 | Marx v. Broom | green | “have a duty to give statutes a practical application consistent with their wording, unless such application is inconsistent with the obvious intent of the legislature.” | 3 |
| 5 | Bank of Mississippi v. SOUTHERN MEMORIAL PARK, INC. | green | “chancellor's rulings on findings of fact will not be disturbed unless manifestly wrong or clearly erroneous.” | 3 |
| 6 | Brogan v. School Committee of Westport | green | “are absolutely exempt from mandatory disclosure where the files or information are of a personal nature and relate to a particular individual.” | 3 |
| 7 | Brogan v. School Committee of Westport | green | “personnel and medical files or information.” | 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.