6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 81 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 Barde v. Board of Trustees.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barde v. Board of Trustees Anchor | green | “the motion to dismiss . . . admits all facts which are well pleaded, invokes the existing record and must be decided upon that alone.” | 25 |
| 2 | Figueroa v. C & S Ball Bearing | green | “once the question of lack of jurisdiction of a court is raised, it must be disposed of no matter in what form it is presented . . . and the court must fully resolve it before proceeding further with the case.” | 15 |
| 3 | Savage v. Aronson | green | “the court, in deciding a motion to dismiss, must consider the allegations of the complaint in their most favorable light.” | 12 |
| 4 | Figueroa v. C & S Ball Bearing | green | “jurisdiction of the subject-matter is the power of the court to hear and determine cases of the general class to which the proceedings in question belong.” | 12 |
| 5 | Sadloski v. Town of Manchester | green | “the motion to dismiss shall be used to assert (1) lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter . . .” | 11 |
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.