8 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 131 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 Dynegy Midstream Services, Ltd. Partnership v. Apache Corp..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynegy Midstream Services, Ltd. Partnership v. Apache Corp. Anchor | green | “a contract is not ambiguous simply because the parties disagree over its meaning.” | 27 |
| 2 | Heritage Resources, Inc. v. NationsBank | green | “a contract is ambiguous when its meaning is uncertain and doubtful or is reasonably susceptible to more than one interpretation.” | 24 |
| 3 | National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. CBI Industries, Inc. | green | “if a written contract is so worded that it can be given a definite or certain legal meaning, then it is not ambiguous.” | 18 |
| 4 | National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. CBI Industries, Inc. | green | “the primary concern of a court in construing a written contract is to ascertain the true intent of the parties as expressed in the instrument.” | 15 |
| 5 | Italian Cowboy Partners, Ltd. v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America | green | “in construing a contract, a court must ascertain the true intentions of the parties as expressed in the writing itself.” | 14 |
| 6 | Dynegy Midstream Services, Ltd. Partnership v. Apache Corp. | green | “we give contract terms their plain and ordinary meaning unless the instrument indicates the parties intended a different meaning.” | 13 |
| 7 | Tawes v. Barnes | green | “when discerning the contracting parties' intent, courts must examine the entire agreement and give effect to each provision so that none is rendered meaningless.” | 12 |
| 8 | Dynegy Midstream Services, Ltd. Partnership v. Apache Corp. | green | “their plain and ordinary meaning unless the instrument indicates the parties intended a different meaning.” | 8 |
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.