TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be shown a sentence, and you should determine whether it is overruling or non-overruling. In law, an overruling sentence is a statement that nullifies a previous case decision as a precedent by a constitutionally valid statute or a decision by the same or higher ranking court which establishes a different rule on the point of law involved. Classify your answers into overruling or non-overruling
PROBLEM: to the extent that east montgomery water, sewer fire protection authority v. water works sanitary sewer bd. of city of montgomery, 474 so.2d 1088 (ala. 1985), conflicts with this holding, it should no longer be followed.

SOLUTION: overruling

PROBLEM: the decisions on which welton principally relied, including united states v. harris, 536 f.3d 798, 813 (7th cir. 2008); united states v. clanton, 538 f.3d 652, 660 (7th cir. 2008); and united states v. millbrook, 553 f.3d 1057, 1067 (7th cir. 2009), likewise are overruled on this issue.

SOLUTION: overruling

PROBLEM: a trial court has plenary power to reinstate a case on its own motion within thirty days after it signs an order of dismissal for want of prosecution.

SOLUTION:
non-overruling