5 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 Weiss v. Rojanasathit.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weiss v. Rojanasathit Anchor | green | “the purpose of the doctrine of equitable estoppel is to prevent a party from taking inequitable advantage of a situation he or she has caused.” | 5 |
| 2 | O'GRADY v. Brown | green | “with a view to promoting the apparent object of the legislative enactment.” | 4 |
| 3 | United Air Lines, Inc. v. State Tax Commission | green | “to perceive the import of major legislative innovations and to interweave the new legislative policies with the inherited body of common law principles.” | 3 |
| 4 | Weiss v. Rojanasathit | green | “a party is estopped to plead the statute of limitations only if that party made positive efforts to avoid the bringing of the suit against her or misled the claimants.” | 3 |
| 5 | Howell v. Murphy | green | “announced a major shift in its interpretation of missouri's wrongful death statute.” | 1 |
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.