7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 39 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 Ziemba v. Mierzwa.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ziemba v. Mierzwa Anchor | green | “in considering whether a duty exists in a particular case, a court must weigh the foreseeability that defendant's conduct will result in injury to another and the likelihood of an injury occurring, against the burden to defendant of imposing a duty, and the consequences of impos…” | 12 |
| 2 | Clifford v. Wharton Business Group, L.L.C. | green | “where no duty exists, the plaintiff cannot recover.” | 5 |
| 3 | O'Connell v. Turner Construction Co. | green | “the two requirements under that subsection are occupation and intent to control the land, as opposed to the activities or individuals thereon.” | 5 |
| 4 | Gilley v. Kiddel | green | “where a defendant is charged with negligence because of his failure to perform an act allegedly required by contract, the question of whether the defendant actually had a duty to act will be determined by the terms of the contract.” | 5 |
| 5 | Hilgart v. 210 Mittel Drive Partnership | green | “only the party in control of the premises can be held liable for a defective or dangerous condition on the premises.” | 5 |
| 6 | Tomczak v. Planetsphere, Inc. | green | “there is no liability for landowners for dangerous or defective conditions on the premises in the absence of the landowner's actual or constructive knowledge.” | 4 |
| 7 | O'Connell v. Turner Construction Co. | green | “could exclude anyone from the premises or that it could even alter what was built where” | 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.