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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 64 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 W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. Giancontieri.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. Giancontieri Anchor | green | “evidence outside the four corners of the document as to what was really intended but unstated or misstated is generally inadmissible to add to or vary the writing.” | 27 |
| 2 | Vermont Teddy Bear Co. v. 538 Madison Realty Co. | green | “when the parties set down their agreement in a clear, complete document, their writing should be enforced according to its terms” | 11 |
| 3 | Breed v. Insurance Co. of North America | green | “definite and precise meaning, unattended by danger of misconception in purport of the agreement itself, and concerning which there is no reasonable basis for a difference of opinion” | 11 |
| 4 | Wallace v. 600 Partners Co. | green | “stability to commercial transactions by safeguarding against fraudulent claims, perjury, death of witnesses and infirmity of memory” | 9 |
| 5 | AB Oil Servs., Ltd. v. TCE Ins. Servs., Inc. | green | “when the future event is beyond the control of the parties and may never occur” | 6 |
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.