3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 39 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 Pennsylvania Financial Responsibility Assigned Claims Plan v. English.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania Financial Responsibility Assigned Claims Plan v. English Anchor | green | “where the words of a statute are clear and free from ambiguity the legislative intent is to be gleaned from those very words.” | 33 |
| 2 | Ramich v. Worker's Compensation Appeal Board | green | “only when the language of the statute is ambiguous does statutory construction become necessary.” | 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.