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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 12 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 Barnes v. McGough.

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1 Barnes v. McGough Anchor
me · 1993
green “tests the legal sufficiency of the allegations in a complaint, not the sufficiency of the evidence the plaintiffs are able to present.” 8
2 Dexter v. Town of Norway
me · 1998
green “a dismissal is appropriate only when it appears beyond doubt that a plaintiff is entitled to no relief under any set of facts that he might prove in support of his claim.” 4

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