5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 20 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 Sanborn v. Sanborn.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanborn v. Sanborn Anchor | green | “a party urging that we reach the merits of an otherwise interlocutory appeal has the burden of demonstrating to us that one of the exceptions to the final judgment rule justifies our reaching the merits of the appeal.” | 4 |
| 2 | Suzman v. Commissioner, Department of Health & Human Services | green | “whether the default entry or default judgment resulted from factual circumstances justifying relief is a question of fact and must be proven by evidence ....” | 4 |
| 3 | Doggett v. Town of Gouldsboro | green | “we have regularly held that appeals from court orders remanding a matter to another court ... for further action are interlocutory appeals ....” | 4 |
| 4 | Sheepscot Land Corp. v. Gregory | green | “whether the default entry or default judgment resulted from factual circumstances justifying relief is a question of fact and must be proven by evidence ....” | 4 |
| 5 | Smith v. Rideout | green | “(1) considers a factor prohibited by law; (2) declines to consider a legally proper factor under a mistaken belief that the factor cannot be considered; (3) acts or declines' to act based on a mistaken view of the law; or (4) expressly or implicitly finds facts not supported by …” | 4 |
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.