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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 19 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 McKellips v. Saint Francis Hospital, Inc..

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1 McKellips v. Saint Francis Hospital, Inc. Anchor
okla · 1987
green “cause in fact, on the other hand, deals with the 'but for' consequences of an act. 'the defendant's conduct is a cause of the event if the event would not have occurred but for that conduct.” 11
2 Kilpatrick v. Bryant
tenn · 1993
green “cause in fact, on the other hand, deals with the 'but for' consequences of an act. 'the defendant's conduct is a cause of the event if the event would not have occurred but for that conduct.” 8

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