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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 18 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 Schwab v. Schlumberger Well Surveying Corp..

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Schwab v. Schlumberger Well Surveying Corp. Anchor
tex · 1946
green “the statute was meant to prevent wrongful acts of culpable officers of a corporation, and was for the protection of the public and particularly those dealing with the corporation.” 9
2 Dae Won Choe v. Chancellor, Inc.
texapp · 1992
green “the plain and ordinary meaning of the words in section 171.255,” 3
3 Carbide International, Ltd. v. State
texapp · 1985
green “procedural safeguards may now be conceived to be more suitable than the safeguard of strict construction to protect the interests of individuals in not being subjected to undeserved punishment.” 3
4 Schwab v. Schlumberger Well Surveying Corp.
tex · 1946
green “must be strictly construed and not extended beyond the clear import of its literal language.” 3

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