5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 47 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 National Mortgage Co. v. McMahon, No. Cv 93-0349246-S (Feb. 18, 1994).
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Mortgage Co. v. McMahon, No. Cv 93-0349246-S (Feb. 18, 1994) Anchor | green | “attack the making, validity or enforcement of the lien, rather than some act or procedure of the lienholder.” | 13 |
| 2 | S.M.S. Textile Mills, Inc. v. Brown, Jacobson, Tillinghast, Lahan & King, P.C. | green | “if facts provable in the pleading would support a cause of action, the motion to strike must be denied.” | 13 |
| 3 | Reynolds v. Ramos | green | “because a mortgage foreclosure action is an equitable proceeding, the trial court may consider all relevant circumstances to ensure that complete justice is done.” | 9 |
| 4 | Shawmut Bank v. Wolfley, No. Cv93 0130109 S (Jan. 24, 1994) | green | “payment, discharge, release, satisfaction or invalidity of a lien.” | 7 |
| 5 | National Mortgage Co. v. McMahon, No. Cv 93-0349246-S (Feb. 18, 1994) | green | “the rationale behind this is that counterclaims and special defenses which are not limited to the making, validity or enforcement of the note or mortgage fail to assert any connection with the subject matter of the foreclosure action and as such do not arise out of the same tran…” | 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.