Topic: illogical, unreasonable, or inconsistent with common sense. · Go Syfert
← All topics

Topic #37835

3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 9 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 Reier v. State Department of Assessments & Taxation.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Reier v. State Department of Assessments & Taxation Anchor
md · 2007
green “illogical, unreasonable, or inconsistent with common sense.” 3
2 Bell & Bon Secours v. Chance
md · 2018
green “finally, we check our interpretation against the consequences of alternative readings of the text.” 3
3 Nationstar Mortgage v. Kemp
md · 2021
green “review of the text does not merely entail putting the words under the microscope by themselves with a dictionary at hand, because words that appear clear and unambiguous when viewed in isolation may become ambiguous when read as part of a larger statutory scheme.” 3

A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.

← Caselaw search · Hot / Trending / Newly red · Brief Check