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3 canonical passages across 3 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 Hahn v. Planning Board of Stoughton.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Hahn v. Planning Board of Stoughton Anchor
mass · 1988
green “an absence of malice, an absence of design to defraud or to seek an unconscionable advantage.” 6
2 Police Commissioner v. Gows
mass · 1999
green “should be reserved for rare and egregious cases.” 5
3 Demoulas Super Markets, Inc. v. Ryan
massappct · 2007
green “absence of legal or factual basis for the claim.” 2

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