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"We are obliged to follow settled established rules already fixed by former determinations in cases of the same kind."
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"Never trust any note cited, when not consonant with the general principles of law, justice, and equity. It must be wrong."
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Precedent is a judicial decision that serves as an authority for courts when deciding subsequent identical or similar cases. Fundamental to common law legal systems, precedent operates under the principle of stare decisis, where past judicial decisions serve as case law to guide future rulings, thus promoting consistency and predictability.
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