5 canonical passages across 4 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 Roberts v. Mecosta County General Hospital.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roberts v. Mecosta County General Hospital Anchor | green | “a court may read nothing into an unambiguous statute that is not within the manifest intent of the legislature as derived from the words of the statute itself.” | 20 |
| 2 | Roberts v. Mecosta County General Hospital | green | “a necessary corollary of these principles is that a court may read nothing into an unambiguous statute that is not within the manifest intent of the legislature as derived from the words of the statute itself.” | 17 |
| 3 | Bageris v. Brandon Township | green | “the statutory language must be read and understood in its grammatical context, unless it is clear that something different was intended.” | 5 |
| 4 | Johnnie F Shinholster v. Annapolis Hosp | green | “the statutory language must be read and understood in its grammatical context, unless it is clear that something different was intended.” | 4 |
| 5 | Cherry v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance | green | “if the treatment was not lawfully rendered, it is not a no-fault benefit and payment for it is not reimbursable.” | 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.