6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 122 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 McCORMICK v. CARRIER.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McCORMICK v. CARRIER Anchor | green | “(1) an objectively manifested impairment (2) of an important body function that (3) affects the person's general ability to lead his or her normal life.” | 35 |
| 2 | McCORMICK v. CARRIER | green | “an influence on some of the person's capacity to live in his or her normal manner of living.” | 23 |
| 3 | McCORMICK v. CARRIER | green | “evidenced by actual symptoms or conditions that someone other than the injured person would observe or perceive as impairing a body function.” | 20 |
| 4 | Lindsey Patrick v. Virginia B Turkelson | green | “although mere subjective complaints of pain and suffering are insufficient to show impairment, evidence of a physical basis for that pain and suffering may be introduced to show that the impairment is objectively manifested.” | 16 |
| 5 | Innovative Adult Foster Care, Inc v. Ragin | green | “a motion for summary disposition brought pursuant to mcr 2.116(c)(10) tests the factual support for a claim.” | 14 |
| 6 | Fisher v. Blankenship | green | “the aggravation or triggering of a preexisting condition can constitute a compensable injury.” | 14 |
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.