8 canonical passages across 8 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 Lubbock County v. Trammel's Bail Bonds.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lubbock County v. Trammel's Bail Bonds Anchor | green | “it is not the function of a court of appeals to abrogate or modify established precedent.” | 28 |
| 2 | Federal Sign v. Texas Southern University | red | “there may be other circumstances where the state may waive its immunity by conduct other than simply executing a contract so that it is not always immune from suit when it contracts.” | 22 |
| 3 | Texas Southern University v. Araserve Campus Dining Services of Texas, Inc. | green | “and since appellants requested equitable relief in the form of an order reinstating them to their jobs, rather than monetary damages, the remedy sought was a permissible one.” | 5 |
| 4 | Ortega v. City National Bank | green | “it is clear that the contracts, including the plans and specifications, for the project, fulfilled a legal obligation by alton to sharyland to construct the sewer line crossings in the manner required by law, with the sewer lines, wherever possible, crossing underneath the water…” | 5 |
| 5 | American Apparel Products, Inc. v. Brabs, Inc. | green | “specific performance is an equitable remedy that rests in the sound discretion of the trial court.” | 5 |
| 6 | MJR Corp. v. B & B VENDING CO. | green | “unless both intents were exhibited on his behalf, the third party remains no more than an incidental beneficiary.” | 5 |
| 7 | American Housing Resources, Inc. v. Slaughter | green | “it is a fundamental rule of equity that a court will not grant specific performance unless it is shown that an adequate remedy does not exist at law.” | 5 |
| 8 | Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Allied Fairbanks Bank | green | “the fact that the mortgagor's liability for attorney's fees was directly affected by the attorney's fee contract had no effect on the court's holding that the mortgagor had no standing to contest the attorney's fee contract.” | 5 |
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.