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7 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 McDonald v. McDonald.

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1 McDonald v. McDonald Anchor
miss · 2010
green “the well-recognized rule is that a trial court will not be put in error on appeal for a matter not presented to it for decision.” 6
2 O.W.O. Investments, Inc. v. Stone Investment Co.
miss · 2010
green “this court does not consider unsupported assignments of error.” 3
3 Duncan v. Duncan
miss · 2000
green “manifestly wrong or clearly erroneous.” 3
4 Gable v. Gable
missctapp · 2003
green “personally evaluate the witnesses' testimony and the parties' behavior.” 3
5 Butt v. State
missctapp · 2007
green “does not prevent former spouses from testifying against each other, even relating to acts during the marriage, so long as the testimony was not privileged communication.” 3
6 Butt v. State
missctapp · 2007
green “to events surrounding her marriage and the eventual end of her marriage.” 3
7 Perkins v. Perkins
miss · 2001
green “a rule 60(b) motion should be denied where it is merely an attempt to relitigate a case.” 3

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