5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 61 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 Cox v. County of Prince William.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cox v. County of Prince William Anchor | green | “building of one inference upon another” | 31 |
| 2 | Ida Maxwell Wells v. G. Gordon Liddy, Phillip MacKin Bailley, Movant | green | “as a court sitting in diversity, we have an obligation to interpret the law in accordance with the court of appeals of maryland, or where the law is unclear, as it appears that the court of appeals would rule.” | 14 |
| 3 | Thomas v. Panco Management of Maryland, LLC | green | “the doing of something that a person of ordinary prudence would not do, or the failure to do something that a person of ordinary prudence would do, under the circumstances.” | 6 |
| 4 | Catler v. Arent Fox, LLP | green | “to establish contributory negligence as a matter of law, the act relied on must be distinct, prominent and decisive, and one about which ordinary minds cannot differ.” | 6 |
| 5 | Moulden v. Greenbelt Consumer Services, Inc. | green | “not an insurer of the safety of his customers,” | 4 |
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.