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3 canonical passages across 3 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 Abshure v. Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals.

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1 Abshure v. Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals Anchor
tenn · 2010
green “the facts pleaded, and the inferences reasonably drawn from these facts, must raise the pleader's right to relief beyond the speculative level.” 13
2 Smith v. Lincoln Brass Works, Inc.
tenn · 1986
green “the facts upon which a claim for relief is founded.” 6
3 Hammett v. Vogue, Inc.
tenn · 1942
green “the object and purpose of any pleading is to give notice of the nature of the wrongs and injuries complained of with reasonable certainty, and notice of the defenses that will be interposed, and to acquaint the court with the real issues to be tried.” 6

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