Topic: a decision of this court should not be lightly overruled. · Go Syfert
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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 10 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 Eighty Hundred Clayton Corp. v. Director of Revenue.

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1 Eighty Hundred Clayton Corp. v. Director of Revenue Anchor
mo · 2003
green “a decision of this court should not be lightly overruled.” 4
2 John Templemire v. W&M Welding, Inc.
mo · 2014
green “stare decisis is most essential regarding prior statutory interpretations because it is there that the rule of law and respect for the separation of powers meet.” 3
3 State v. Honeycutt
mo · 2013
green “promotes stability in the law by encouraging courts to adhere to precedents.” 3

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