18 canonical passages across 16 cases, quoted by 726 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 Midland Asphalt Corp. v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midland Asphalt Corp. v. United States Anchor | green | “ends the litigation on the merits and leaves nothing for the court to do but execute the judgment.” | 369 |
| 2 | Menninger v. Accredited Home Lenders (In Re Morgeson) | green | “under a de novo standard of review, the reviewing court decides an issue independently of, and without deference to, the trial court's determination.” | 87 |
| 3 | Treinish v. Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. (In Re Periandri) | green | “de novo means that the appellate court determines the law independently of the trial court's determination.” | 50 |
| 4 | First Union Mortgage Corp. v. Eubanks (In Re Eubanks) | green | “de novo review requires the panel to review questions of law independent of the bankruptcy court's determination.” | 49 |
| 5 | Kaye v. Agripool, SRL (In Re Murray Inc.) | green | “an abuse of discretion occurs only when the trial court relies upon clearly erroneous findings of fact or when it improperly applies the law or uses an erroneous legal standard.” | 34 |
| 6 | Marketing & Creative Solutions, Inc. v. Scripps Howard Broadcasting Co. (In Re Marketing & Creative Solutions, Inc.) | green | “no deference is given to the trial court's conclusions of law.” | 31 |
| 7 | In Re Dsc, Ltd., a Michigan Corporation, Debtor. Riverview Trenton Railroad Company Crown Enterprises, Inc. v. Dsc, Ltd., a Michigan Corporation | green | “a finding of fact is clearly erroneous 'when although there is evidence to support it, the reviewing court on the entire evidence is left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.” | 29 |
| 8 | Marketing & Creative Solutions, Inc. v. Scripps Howard Broadcasting Co. (In Re Marketing & Creative Solutions, Inc.) | green | “as if it had not been heard before.” | 21 |
| 9 | Gibson v. Gibson (In Re Gibson) | green | “the mere existence of a scintilla of evidence in support of the nonmoving party's position will be insufficient; there must be evidence on which the jury could reasonably find for the nonmoving party.” | 11 |
| 10 | Booher Enterprises v. Eastown Auto Co. (In Re Eastown Auto Co.) | green | “no deference is given to the trial court's conclusions of law.” | 9 |
| 11 | Kraus Anderson Capital, Inc. v. Bradley (In re Bradley) | green | “is clearly erroneous when although there is evidence to support it, the reviewing court on the entire evidence is left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.” | 8 |
| 12 | In Re Richard Glenn Biggs and Kathy Jean Biggs, A/K/A Kathy Jean Melton, Debtors. Jeanne Burton Gregory, Trustee v. Ocwen Federal Bank | green | “lend uncertainty about the legal effectiveness of the instrument and for that reason alone the acknowledgment fails substantially to comply with tennessee law.” | 5 |
| 13 | Marketing & Creative Solutions, Inc. v. Scripps Howard Broadcasting Co. (In Re Marketing & Creative Solutions, Inc.) | green | “de novo review means that the issue is decided as if it had not been heard before.” | 5 |
| 14 | Tedeschi v. Falvo (In Re Falvo) | green | “when although there is evidence to support it, the reviewing court on the entire evidence is left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.” | 5 |
| 15 | In Re: Amc Mortgage Company, Inc., Debtor. Amc Mortgage Company, Inc. v. Tennessee Department of Revenue | green | “accordingly, the decision to dismiss the case will be upheld unless it was an abuse of discretion, defined as 'a definite and clear conviction that the trial court committed a clear error of judgment.” | 4 |
| 16 | Dealer Computer Services, Inc. v. Dub Herring Ford | green | “it is well-settled that this court will not consider arguments raised for the first time on appeal unless our failure to consider the issue will result in a plain miscarriage of justice.” | 3 |
| 17 | State Street Bank & Trust Co. of Boston v. Heck's, Inc. | green | “the recordation of an unrecordable instrument does not constitute constructive notice.” | 3 |
| 18 | Paglia v. Sky Bank (In Re Paglia) | green | “the purpose of 524(a) is to afford a debtor a 'fresh start' by ensuring that a debtor will not be pressured in any way to repay a debt after it has been discharged.” | 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.