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2 canonical passages across 2 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 Silver v. Pinskey.

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1 Silver v. Pinskey Anchor
pasuperct · 2009
green “an abuse of discretion is not merely an error of judgment; if, in reaching a conclusion, the court overrides or misapplies the law, or the judgment exercised is shown by the record to be either manifestly unreasonable or the product of partiality, prejudice, bias or ill will, di…” 6
2 In re Estate of Karschner
pasuperct · 2007
green “our scope of review is also limited: we determine only whether the court's findings are based on competent and credible evidence of record.” 4

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