9 canonical passages across 5 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 Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Hagenloh.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Hagenloh Anchor | green | “based upon the evidence that goodson, in keeping with his duties, went immediately after the collision to felder's automobile to get information, and that while he was thus about his master's business and before he had finished the mission, he committed the assault.” | 5 |
| 2 | Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Hagenloh | green | “usually assault is the expression of personal animosity and is not for the purpose of carrying out the master's business.” | 5 |
| 3 | Fort Worth Elevators Co. v. Russell | green | “provided, of course, the work in hand is within the duties delegated to him” | 5 |
| 4 | Houston Transit Co. v. Felder | green | “was something to which felder could not testify, since it was peculiarly within goodson's knowledge.” | 5 |
| 5 | Hammerly Oaks, Inc. v. Edwards | green | “evidence on which the garretts rely is 'meager circumstantial evidence' which could give rise to any number of inferences, none more probable than another.” | 4 |
| 6 | Munson v. State | green | “employ, direct, and discharge.” | 4 |
| 7 | Fort Worth Elevators Co. v. Russell | green | “very acts of the corporation itself” | 4 |
| 8 | Houston Transit Co. v. Felder | green | “whether goodson the employee of houston transit was acting within the scope of his employment on the occasion in question depends in large measure upon why he went to felder's car after the collision.” | 4 |
| 9 | Hammerly Oaks, Inc. v. Edwards | green | “which could give rise to any number of inferences, none more probable than another.” | 3 |
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