5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 321 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 King Ranch, Inc. v. Chapman.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Ranch, Inc. v. Chapman Anchor | green | “less than a scintilla of evidence exists when the evidence is 'so weak as to do no more than create a mere surmise or suspicion' of a fact.” | 133 |
| 2 | King Ranch, Inc. v. Chapman | green | “rises to a level that would enable reasonable and fair-minded people to differ in their conclusions.” | 110 |
| 3 | King Ranch, Inc. v. Chapman | green | “so weak as to do no more than create a mere surmise or suspicion” | 64 |
| 4 | Joe v. Two Thirty Nine Joint Venture | green | “when reviewing a summary judgment, we take as true all evidence favorable to the nonmovant, and we indulge every reasonable inference and resolve any doubts in the nonmovant's favor.” | 11 |
| 5 | State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. S.S. | green | “if any of the theories advanced are meritorious.” | 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.