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6 canonical passages across 5 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 Judy v. Judy.

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1 Judy v. Judy Anchor
scctapp · 2009
green “generally, appellate courts will not set aside judgments due to insubstantial errors not affecting the result.” 16
2 O'Leary-Payne v. R.R. Hilton Head, II, Inc.
scctapp · 2006
green “a trial court is allowed broad discretion in dealing with the range and propriety of closing argument to the jury.” 7
3 Judy v. Judy
scctapp · 2009
green “error is harmless where it could not have reasonably affected the result of the trial.” 5
4 Carson v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
sc · 2012
green “in an action at law, on appeal of a case tried by a jury, the jurisdiction of the appellate court extends merely to the correction of errors of law.” 5
5 State v. Sherard
sc · 1991
green “no definite rule of law governs this finding; rather, the materiality and prejudicial character of the error must be determined from its relationship to the entire case.” 4
6 Duncan v. Ford Motor Co.
scctapp · 2009
green “the scope of cross-examination rests largely in the discretion of the trial court.” 4

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