8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 26 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 Larkins v. Miller.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larkins v. Miller Anchor | green | “a court should interpret the terms of the contract according to their plain and ordinary meaning” | 4 |
| 2 | McFarland v. Hanley | green | “one primary rule of construction relating to all instruments is that every part of the instrument will be given meaning and effect when possible.” | 4 |
| 3 | Robertson v. Western Baptist Hospital | green | “each case involving restrictions on the use of property, whether it be by reciprocal negative easements contained in conveyances or by a zoning ordinance, must be decided on its merits-on the particular terms of the instrument and the facts of the case.” | 3 |
| 4 | Robertson v. Western Baptist Hospital | green | “particular terms of the instrument and the facts of the case.” | 3 |
| 5 | White v. Sullivan | green | “to prevent uncertainty and confusion on the part of those faced with injunctive orders, and to avoid the possible founding of a contempt citation on a decree too vague to be understood.” | 3 |
| 6 | Parrish v. Newbury | green | “restrictions constitute mutual, reciprocal, equitable easements of the nature of servitudes in favor of owners of other lots of a plot of which all were once a part; that they constitute property rights which run with the land so as to entitle beneficiaries or the owners to enfo…” | 3 |
| 7 | TRIPLE CROWN SUBDIVISION HOMEOWNERS ASSOC., INC. v. Oberst | green | “restrictions are regarded more as a protection to the property owner and the public rather than as a restriction on the use of property, and the old-time doctrine of strict construction no longer applies.” | 3 |
| 8 | Logan v. Logan | green | “the only proof offered was that any other violations of the restrictions were in-home uses which had no impact on the character of the neighborhood.” | 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.