3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 8 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 Currid v. DeKalb State Court Probation Department.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Currid v. DeKalb State Court Probation Department Anchor | green | “we apply the fundamental rules of statutory construction that require us to construe the statute according to its terms, to give words their plain and ordinary meaning, and to avoid a construction that makes some language mere surplusage.” | 4 |
| 2 | Higdon v. City of Senoia | green | “all statutes are presumed to be enacted with full knowledge of existing law and their meaning and effect is to be determined with reference to the constitution as well as other statutes and decisions of the courts” | 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.