9 canonical passages across 8 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 White v. Stewman.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White v. Stewman Anchor | green | “whether the evidence, as applied to the elements of a party's case, is either so indisputable, or so deficient, that the necessity of a trier of fact has been obviated.” | 7 |
| 2 | Adcock v. MISSISSIPPI TRANSP. COM'N | green | “a motion for jnov is a challenge to the legal sufficiency of the evidence, and this court will affirm the denial of a jnov if there is substantial evidence to support the verdict.” | 6 |
| 3 | Odom v. Roberts | green | “when testimony is contradicted, this court will defer to the jury, which determines the weight and worth of testimony and the credibility of the witness at trial.” | 5 |
| 4 | Rodgers v. Pascagoula Public School Dist. | green | “additurs represent a judicial incursion into the traditional habitat of the jury, and therefore should never be employed without great caution.” | 5 |
| 5 | Titan Indem. Co. v. Estes | green | “a court must refrain from altering or changing a policy where terms are unambiguous, despite resulting hardship on the insured.” | 4 |
| 6 | Rodgers v. Pascagoula Public School Dist. | green | “are not merely advisory and will not under the general rule be set aside unless so unreasonable in amount as to strike mankind at first blush as being beyond all measure, unreasonable in amount and outrageous.” | 4 |
| 7 | HOLMES CTY. BANK & TR. v. Staple Cotton Co-Op. | green | “has the responsibility to see that such judicial discretion is exercised soundly and, if not, to reverse.” | 4 |
| 8 | Lewis v. Hiatt | green | “must look at the evidence in the light most favorable to the party in whose favor the jury decided, granting that party any favorable inferences that may reasonably be drawn therefrom.” | 3 |
| 9 | Entergy Mississippi, Inc. v. Bolden | green | “unless its size, in comparison to the actual amount of damage, shocks the conscience.” | 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.