5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 57 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 Carpenter v. Carpenter.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carpenter v. Carpenter Anchor | green | “a motion for judgment on the pleadings should not be granted unless the movant clearly establishes that no material issue of fact remains to be resolved and that he is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” | 21 |
| 2 | Ragsdale v. Kennedy | green | “all well pleaded factual allegations in the nonmoving party's pleadings are taken as true and all contravening assertions in the movant's pleadings are taken as false.” | 14 |
| 3 | George Shinn Sports, Inc. v. Bahakel Sports, Inc. | green | “a motion for judgment on the pleadings is allowable only where the pleading of the opposite party is so fatally deficient in substance as to present no material issue of fact . . . .” | 10 |
| 4 | Huss v. Huss | green | “judgment on the pleadings is not favored by the law . . . .” | 9 |
| 5 | Dobias v. White | green | “a motion for judgment on the pleadings is allowable only where the pleading of the opposite party is so fatally deficient in substance as to present no material issue of fact.” | 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.