4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 16 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 Tempelis v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tempelis v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. Anchor | green | “the general rule as to construction of contracts is that the meaning of particular provisions in the contract is to be ascertained with reference to the contract as a whole.” | 5 |
| 2 | DeWitt Ross & Stevens, S.C. v. Galaxy Gaming & Racing Ltd. | green | “contracts must be read in such a manner as to give a reasonable meaning to each provision and without rendering any portion superfluous.” | 5 |
| 3 | Huml v. Vlazny | green | “our at tempt to determine the parties' intent ends with the four 6 no. 172889 corners of the contract, without consideration of extrinsic ev idence.” | 3 |
| 4 | Eragen Biosciences, Inc. v. Nucleic Acids Licensing LLC | green | “we review a district courtʹs interpretation of an unambig uous contract de novo.” | 3 |
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.