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3 canonical passages across 3 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 J.C.B. v. Pennsylvania State Police.

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1 J.C.B. v. Pennsylvania State Police Anchor
pasuperct · 2012
green “the trial court, as the fact finder, acted within its discretion in,” 5
2 Hirsch v. EPL Technologies, Inc.
pasuperct · 2006
green “as long as sufficient evidence exists in the record to support the finding found by the trial court, as factfinder, we are precluded from overturning that finding and must affirm, thereby paying the proper deference due to the factfinder who heard the witnesses testify and was i…” 4
3 E.G.G., Jr. v. Pennsylvania State Police
pasuperct · 2019
green “is not merely an error in judgment . . . it occurs when the law is overridden or misapplied, or the judgment exercised is manifestly unreasonable, or the result of partiality, prejudice, bias, or ill-will, as shown by the evidence on record.” 3

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