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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..

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1 Bank of Mississippi v. SOUTHERN MEMORIAL PARK, INC. Anchor
miss · 1996
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
miss · 1992
green “to discern and give effect to the legislative intent.” 5
3 Brogan v. School Committee of Westport
mass · 1987
green “kind of private facts that the legislature intended to exempt from mandatory disclosure” 4
4 Marx v. Broom
miss · 1994
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.
miss · 1996
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
mass · 1987
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
mass · 1987
green “personnel and medical files or information.” 3

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