6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 144 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 Gulack v. Gulack.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulack v. Gulack Anchor | green | “the proper method to challenge the legal sufficiency of a complaint is to make a motion to strike prior to trial.” | 60 |
| 2 | Pamela B. v. Ment | green | “practice book . . . 10-39 , allows for a claim for relief to be stricken only if the relief sought could not be legally awarded.” | 32 |
| 3 | Napoletano v. CIGNA Healthcare of Connecticut, Inc. | green | “to examine the complaint construed in favor of the plaintiff, to determine whether the plaintiff has stated a legally sufficient cause of action.” | 27 |
| 4 | Lombard v. Edward J. Peters, Jr., P.C. | green | “thus, if facts provable in the complaint would support a cause of action, the motion to strike must be denied.” | 12 |
| 5 | Doherty v. Sullivan | green | “in the absence of a public policy violation, there is no breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.” | 8 |
| 6 | Lombard v. Edward J. Peters, Jr., P.C. | green | “if facts provable in the complaint would support a cause of action, the motion to strike must be denied.” | 5 |
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.