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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 11 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 Sip-Top, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. Ekco Group, Inc., a Delaware Corporation Ekco Housewares, Inc., a Delaware Corporation.

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1 Sip-Top, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. Ekco Group, Inc., a Delaware Corporation Ekco Housewares, Inc., a Delaware Corporation Anchor
ca8 · 1996
green “when the record contains no proof beyond speculation to support a verdict.” 4
2 Larry Phillips v. Cathy Collings
ca8 · 2001
green “a party has been fully heard on an issue and there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable jury to find for that party on that issue.” 4
3 George Fought v. Hayes Wheels International, Inc.
ca8 · 1996
green “a reasonable inference is one 'which may be drawn from the evidence without resort to speculation.” 3

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