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5 canonical passages across 4 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 London Market Insurers v. American Home Assurance Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Market Insurers v. American Home Assurance Co. Anchor | green | “a trial court abuses its discretion when it acts arbitrarily and unreasonably, without reference to guiding rules or principles, or misapplies the law to the established facts of the case.” | 7 |
| 2 | Perry v. Del Rio | green | “impossible that two courts can, at the same time, possess the power to make a final determination of the same controversy between the same parties.” | 6 |
| 3 | Gannon v. Payne | green | “the general rule is that when a suit is filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, that court is entitled to proceed to judgment and may protect its jurisdiction by enjoining the parties to a suit subsequently filed in another court of this state.” | 5 |
| 4 | Gannon v. Payne | green | “texas state courts have the power to restrain persons from proceeding with suits filed in other courts of this state.” | 4 |
| 5 | In Re John G. Kenedy Memorial Foundation | green | “the record indicates that the estates of mr. kenedy, mrs. kenedy, and ms. east were all closed years ago, a fact no party disputes.” | 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.