8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 41 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 Wright v. Wynn.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wright v. Wynn Anchor | green | “those acts as to which there is no hard and fast rule as to the course of conduct that one must or must not take and those acts requiring exercise in judgment and choice and involving what is just and proper under the circumstances.” | 10 |
| 2 | Ann Griesel v. B.D. Hamlin | green | “federal law determines the appealability of the district court's order denying summary judgment.” | 5 |
| 3 | Wright v. Wynn | green | “acts of such nature are not considered by alabama law to be discretionary.” | 5 |
| 4 | Taylor v. Shoemaker | green | “the specific issue presented in this case is whether the defendants are immune from suit because they were engaged in a discretionary function.” | 5 |
| 5 | Taylor v. Shoemaker | green | “to permit such suits as this would, without question, affect those officials in the exercise of their discretion.” | 5 |
| 6 | Drain v. Odom | green | “the state of alabama shall never be made a defendant in any court of law or equity.” | 5 |
| 7 | Hemak v. Houston County School District | green | “sovereign or governmental immunity” | 3 |
| 8 | L.S.B. v. Howard | green | “those acts as to which there is no hard and fast rule as to the course of conduct that one must or must not take and those acts requiring exercise in judgment and choice and involving what is just and proper under the circumstances.” | 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.