5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 58 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 Reed v. BD. OF TRUSTEES FOR AL. STATE UNIV..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reed v. BD. OF TRUSTEES FOR AL. STATE UNIV. Anchor | green | “questions of law are not subject to the ore tenus standard of review.” | 16 |
| 2 | Allstate Ins. Co. v. Skelton | green | “where the facts before the trial court are essentially undisputed and the controversy involves questions of law for the court to consider, the trial court's judgment carries no presumption of correctness.” | 16 |
| 3 | TRANSAMERICA COM. FIN. v. AmSouth Bank | green | “will assume that the trial judge made those findings necessary to support the judgment.” | 14 |
| 4 | TRANSAMERICA COM. FIN. v. AmSouth Bank | green | “under the ore tenus rule, the trial court's judgment and all implicit findings necessary to support it carry a presumption of correctness.” | 9 |
| 5 | Farmers Ins. Co. v. PRICE-WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES | green | “where the facts before the trial court are essentially undisputed and the controversy involves questions of law for the court to consider, the trial court's judgment carries no presumption of correctness.” | 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.