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6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 48 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 Snyder v. Curran Township.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snyder v. Curran Township Anchor | green | “discretionary acts are those which are unique to a particular public office, while ministerial acts are those which a person performs on a given state of facts in a prescribed manner, in obedience to the mandate of legal authority, and without reference to the official's discret…” | 17 |
| 2 | Harinek v. 161 North Clark Street Ltd. Partnership | green | “the special duty doctrine may not operate to impose liability upon a public entity after a court has found that entity immune from liability under the tort immunity act.” | 9 |
| 3 | Barnett v. Zion Park District | green | “the existence of a duty and the existence of an immunity are separate issues.” | 8 |
| 4 | Snyder v. Curran Township | green | “those which a person performs on a given state of facts in a prescribed manner, in obedience to the mandate of legal authority, and without reference to the official's discretion as to the propriety of the act.” | 6 |
| 5 | Harinek v. City of Chicago | green | “directing plaintiff to stand behind a door, though discretionary, is not a policy determination within the meaning of the act.” | 4 |
| 6 | Harrison v. HARDIN COUNTY COMMUNITY UNIT | green | “those that require the governmental entity or employee to balance competing interests and to make a judgment call as to what solutions will best serve each of those interests.” | 4 |
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.