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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 17 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 Hallahan v. the Courier Journal.

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1 Hallahan v. the Courier Journal Anchor
kyctapp · 2004
green “an appellate court need not defer to the trial court's decision on summary judgment and will review the issue de novo because only legal questions and no factual findings are involved.” 12
2 Grass v. Akins
kyctapp · 2012
green “not every issue of fact or conflicting inference presents a genuine issue of material fact that requires denial of a summary judgment motion.” 5

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