Topic #247

6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 1,208 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 West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of Florida.

#	Case	Flag	Canonical passage	Citers
1	West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of Florida Anchor ala · 1989	green	“evidence of such weight and quality that fair-minded persons in the exercise of impartial judgment can reasonably infer the existence of the fact sought to be proved.”	953
2	Bussey v. John Deere Co. ala · 1988	green	“in reviewing the disposition of a motion for summary judgment, we utilize the same standard as the trial court in determining whether the evidence before it made out a genuine issue of material fact”	105
3	Lee v. City of Gadsden ala · 1992	green	“that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that it is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.”	100
4	Lee v. City of Gadsden ala · 1992	green	“the burden then shifts to the nonmovant to rebut the movant's prima facie showing by 'substantial evidence.”	30
5	McClendon v. Mountain Top Flea Market ala · 1992	green	“the burden does not shift to the opposing party to establish a genuine issue of material fact until the moving party has made a prima facie showing that there is no such issue of material fact.”	11
6	Berner v. Caldwell ala · 1989	red	“showing material facts, which, if uncontested, entitle the movant to judgment as a matter of law.”	9

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.

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Topic #247