10 canonical passages across 9 cases, quoted by 70 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 In re Bruce R..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In re Bruce R. Anchor | green | “connecticut child support enforcement legislation clearly evinces a strong state policy of ensuring that minor children receive the support to which they are entitled.” | 10 |
| 2 | McCulloch v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. | green | “is not to be granted readily, nor without strong reasons, it may and ought to be when there appears cause for which the court, acting reasonably would feel . . . bound in duty to do so.” | 9 |
| 3 | Lampson Lumber Co. v. Hoer | green | “public policy requires that a term be put to litigation and the judgments, as solemn records upon which valuable rights rest, should not lightly be disturbed or overthrown. . . .” | 8 |
| 4 | In re Bruce R. | green | “evinces a strong state policy of ensuring that minor children receive the support to which they are entitled.” | 8 |
| 5 | Berry v. Berry, No. Fa 91 0391459 S (Jan. 5, 1993) | neutral | “the finality of judgment in family matters is crucial to our community's stability.” | 7 |
| 6 | Alaimo v. Royer | green | “fraud must be proven by clear and satisfactory evidence', a standard more exacting than a fair preponderance of the evidence.” | 6 |
| 7 | In Re Kelly S., No. N90-159 (Dec. 5, 1991) | neutral | “the need for finality of judgment . . . must apply as much or more to cases where a young child for whom the passage of time which may seem short for an adult or teenager, can be almost an eternity to an infant, and work changes with substantial and irreversible effect.” | 6 |
| 8 | Yeong Gil Kim v. Magnotta | green | “the court does have jurisdiction to open a stipulated judgment, on a motion, even after the four month period has elapsed if the movant can show that the judgment was obtained by fraud, duress, accident or mistake.” | 6 |
| 9 | Kim v. Magnotta | green | “a limitation on the trial court's general authority to grant relief from a judgment. . . .” | 5 |
| 10 | In re Jonathan M. | green | “these provisions allow a four month window from the date of judgment within which such a motion may be brought.” | 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.