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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 13 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 Ford Motor Company v. J. W. McDavid.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford Motor Company v. J. W. McDavid Anchor | green | “it is the duty of the court to withdraw the case from the jury when the necessary inference is so tenuous that it rests merely upon speculation and conjecture.” | 4 |
| 2 | Wratchford v. Groves & Sons | green | “the relevant question ... is ... whether a jury might reasonably conclude from the evidence that the necessary inference was more probable than the sole conflicting inference....” | 3 |
| 3 | Daniel H. SAHADI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. REYNOLDS CHEMICAL, Division of Hoover Ball and Bearing Company, Defendant-Appellee | green | “congress did not intend that every employer who discharges a person in the protected age group should automatically find himself at the other end of an age discrimination charge.” | 3 |
| 4 | Ned WILKINS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. the EATON CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant | green | “cover-up' for what was in truth a discriminatory purpose.” | 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.