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7 canonical passages across 5 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 State of Iowa v. Lavelle Lonelle McKinley.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 State of Iowa v. Lavelle Lonelle McKinley Anchor
iowa · 2015
green “we presume statutes or rules do not contain superfluous words.” 6
2 Terry Christiansen v. Iowa Board of Educational Examiners
iowa · 2013
green “normally strive to resolve disputes on their merits.” 6
3 Concerned Citizens of Southeast Polk School District and Jessman Smith v. City Development Board of the State of Iowa
iowa · 2015
green “remains the depository of court records” 3
4 Concerned Citizens of Southeast Polk School District and Jessman Smith v. City Development Board of the State of Iowa
iowa · 2015
green “reveal that the process of electronic filing for the purpose of identifying the date of filing is geared to the filing of the order, not the date of the notice of filing.” 3
5 Concerned Citizens of Southeast Polk School District and Jessman Smith v. City Development Board of the State of Iowa
iowa · 2015
green “this is a date that needs to be clear and unmistakable in the law so that all litigants and attorneys know the parameters of the jurisdictional time period to pursue an appeal.” 3
6 Deanna Jo Ramirez-Trujillo v. Quality Egg, L.L.C., Wright County Egg Division, and Selective Insurance Company of America
iowa · 2016
green “the consequences of a particular construction” 3
7 Jeremie J. Cooksey v. Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation
iowa · 2013
green “we review the granting of a motion to dismiss for errors at law.” 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.

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