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8 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 49 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 The Jacobs Manufacturing Company v. Sam Brown Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Jacobs Manufacturing Company v. Sam Brown Co. Anchor | green | “the jury's verdict was against the 'great weight' of the evidence, so that granting a new trial would prevent a miscarriage of justice.” | 10 |
| 2 | Stockmen's Livestock Market, Inc. v. Norwest Bank of Sioux City, Na, Stockmen's Livestock Market, Inc. v. Norwest Bank of Sioux City, Na | green | “unless, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party, we conclude that a reasonable jury could have not found for that party.” | 10 |
| 3 | Robert McAnally Delbert Whorton v. John Gildersleeve | green | “the benefit of unreasonable inferences, or those 'at war with the undisputed facts,” | 9 |
| 4 | Shaffer v. Wilkes | green | “a motion for a new trial should be granted if, after weighing the evidence, a district court concludes that the jury's verdict amounts to a miscarriage of justice.” | 5 |
| 5 | Kerry D. Ogden v. Wax Works, Inc. | green | “a motion for new trial should be granted if, after weighing the evidence, a district court concludes that the jury's verdict amounts to a miscarriage of justice.” | 5 |
| 6 | Howard R. Myers v. Norfolk Livestock Market, Inc. | green | “cannot serve as a predicate for a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.” | 4 |
| 7 | Rockport Pharmacy, Inc. v. Digital Simplistics, Inc. | green | “appellant therefore cannot question the sufficiency of the evidence either before the district court through a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or on appeal.” | 3 |
| 8 | Vicki CROSS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Emanuel CLEAVER II, Et Al., Defendants-Appellants | green | “a party has been fully heard on an issue and there is no legally sufficient evidentia-ry basis for a reasonable jury to find for that party on that issue.” | 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.