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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 7 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 First National Bank of Kansas City v. Hyde.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First National Bank of Kansas City v. Hyde Anchor | green | “in determining the meaning of a trust provision, the paramount rule of construction is that the settlor's intent is controlling and such intention must be ascertained primarily from the trust instrument as a whole.” | 4 |
| 2 | Gardner v. Vanlandingham | green | “must be determined by what the will actually says and not by what we might imagine the testator intended to say or would have said if he had decided to further explain his intention.” | 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.