7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 56 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 State v. S.R..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. S.R. Anchor | green | “in determining legislative intent, the court first looks to the language in the statute and the purpose to be accomplished.” | 13 |
| 2 | State v. S.R. | green | “in construing a statute, a court's paramount concern is the legislative intent in enacting the statute.” | 11 |
| 3 | Jenkins v. Keller | green | “courts of common pleas do not have inherent jurisdiction in workmen's compensation cases but only such jurisdiction as is conferred on them under the provisions of the workmen's compensation act.” | 7 |
| 4 | Cline v. Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles | green | “however, where a statute is found to be subject to various interpretations, a court called upon to interpret its provisions may invoke rules of statutory construction in order to arrive at legislative intent.” | 7 |
| 5 | Cline v. Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles | green | “where the language of a statute is plain and unambiguous and conveys a clear and definite meaning, there is no need to apply rules of statutory interpretation.” | 6 |
| 6 | State ex rel. Republic Steel Corp. v. Quinn | neutral | “the singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular.” | 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.