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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 15 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 James Leroy Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., Defendants.

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1 James Leroy Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., Defendants Anchor
ca5 · 1986
green “the court emphatically is not permitted to do merely what we think best; we must do that which we think the mississippi supreme court would deem best.” 5
2 Baker v. Wade
scotus · 1986
green “the court emphatically is not permitted to do merely what we think best; we must do that which we think the mississippi supreme court would deem best.” 4
3 Church v. Kincheloe
scotus · 1986
green “the court emphatically is not permitted to do merely what we think best; we must do that which we think the mississippi supreme court would deem best.” 3
4 Hamilton v. Louisiana
scotus · 1986
green “the court emphatically is not permitted to do merely what we think best; we must do that which we think the mississippi supreme court would deem best.” 3

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