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7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 25 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 Wilson v. Tromly.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilson v. Tromly Anchor | green | “a counterclaim is an independent cause of action.” | 6 |
| 2 | Robert M. Nordgren v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, a Delaware Corporation | green | “any device whatsoever' refers only to any other creative agreements or arrangements the railroad might come up with to exempt itself from liability.” | 4 |
| 3 | Deering v. NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR, INC. | green | “a suit or counterclaim by a shipowner against a seaman is a setoff against the seaman's personal injury claim; the question is whether such a setoff is permissible.” | 3 |
| 4 | Deering v. NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR, INC. | green | “any contract, rule, regulation, or device whatsoever, the purpose or intent of which shall be to enable any common carrier to exempt itself from any liability created by this chapter.” | 3 |
| 5 | Paul Sprague v. Boston and Maine Corporation, Paul Sprague v. Boston and Maine Corp | green | “device' calculated to intimidate and exert economic pressure upon the plaintiff, to curtail and chill his rights, and ultimately to exempt railroads from liability under the fela.” | 3 |
| 6 | Corbett v. The County of Lake | green | “statutes always have some purpose or object to accomplish, whose sympathetic and imaginative discovery is the surest guide to their meaning.” | 3 |
| 7 | Ammons v. Wisconsin Central, Ltd. | neutral | “is the interpretation most consistent with the fela's overarching goal of providing a remedy to employees injured while participating in this dangerous occupation.” | 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.