6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 24 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 Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. Anchor | green | “under this statute the test of a jury case is simply whether the proofs justify with reason the conclusion that employer negligence played any part, even the slightest, in producing the injury or death for which damages are sought.” | 7 |
| 2 | Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | green | “a phrase begins life as a literary expression; its felicity leads to its lazy repetition; and repetition soon establishes it as a legal formula, undiscriminatingly used to express different and sometimes contradictory ideas.” | 5 |
| 3 | Warnie Lee Ivy, Cross-Appellants v. Security Barge Lines, Inc., Cross-Appellee | green | “the remedial nature of the jones act and its imposition of a higher standard of care on employers results in liability upon the showing of only 'slight negligence.” | 3 |
| 4 | Ted Lewis Bobb, Individually v. Modern Products, Inc. | green | “the seaman has some duty to use reasonable care, even though that duty is slight.” | 3 |
| 5 | Lonnie Pickle, Maryland Casualty Company, Intervenor-Appellee v. International Oilfield Divers, Inc. | green | “duty to protect himself is only a slight duty to use reasonable care.” | 3 |
| 6 | Charles D. Gautreaux v. Scurlock Marine, Inc. | green | “has evolved from this court's blind adherence to an incorrect statement of the 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.