8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 50 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 Purtill v. Hess.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purtill v. Hess Anchor | green | “the pleadings, depositions, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” | 24 |
| 2 | Axen v. Ockerlund Construction Co. | green | “the pleadings, depositions, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” | 6 |
| 3 | Washington v. City of Chicago | green | “the reasonable foreseeability of injury, the likelihood of such injury, the magnitude of guarding against the injury, and the consequences of placing that burden on the defendant.” | 4 |
| 4 | Washington v. City of Chicago | green | “whether a duty exists is a question of law for the court to decide.” | 4 |
| 5 | Jinkins v. Evangelical Hospitals Corp. | green | “core purpose is to get patients into the system who might otherwise go untreated and be left without a remedy because traditional medical malpractice law affords no claim for failure to treat.” | 3 |
| 6 | American National Bank & Trust Co. v. County of Cook | green | “under section 6-106(d), in the course of administering the treatment prescribed there is no immunity if the subsequent prescription or examination was incorrectly made (a negligent or wrongful act) or if the prescription or examination was not made at all (an act of omission).” | 3 |
| 7 | Thornton v. Garcini | green | “general-negligence approach to a claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress raised by a direct victim of the defendant's negligence.” | 3 |
| 8 | Arellano v. Department of Human Services | green | “emtala prohibits hospitals from rejecting patients suffering from emergency medical conditions without first stabilizing or transferring the patients.” | 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.