7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 80 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 Bolkhir v. North Carolina State University.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolkhir v. North Carolina State University Anchor | green | “negligence is determined by the same rules as those applicable to private parties.” | 40 |
| 2 | Bolkhir v. North Carolina State University | green | “(1) defendant failed to exercise due care in the performance of some legal duty owed to plaintiff under the circumstances; and (2) the negligent breach of such duty was the proximate cause of the injury.” | 10 |
| 3 | Newton v. Standard Fire Insurance | green | “a complaint should not be dismissed for insufficiency unless it appears to a certainty that plaintiff is entitled to no relief under any state of facts which would be proved in support of the claim.” | 9 |
| 4 | Bolkhir v. North Carolina State University | green | “under the tort claims act, negligence is determined by the same rules as those applicable to private parties.” | 7 |
| 5 | Richardson v. North Carolina Department of Correction | green | “arose out of and in the course of” | 5 |
| 6 | Richardson v. North Carolina Department of Correction | green | “the exclusive source of remedy for a prisoner injured while working is through the workers' compensation act.” | 5 |
| 7 | Nanny's Korner Day Care Ctr. | green | “had an adequate state remedy in the form of the industrial commission through the torts claim act.” | 4 |
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