Legal scholars in the state said no known precedent existed for the court's ruling.

Putting a value on this kind of thing is a notoriously difficult area and one where few precedents exist.

In fact, it is almost ideal for a case where precedent does not exist.

Generally the question will surround a subject that is unclear under the present state of the law and for which no direct precedent exists.

No precedent existed to guide the city, they say.

I would have gone before a board, but ample precedent does exist.

A precedent for lending money for such a highway existed.

So, two precedents exist for ordering a club owner to sell.

Given the relative newness of the private sector, little precedent exists in this area.

No complete precedents exist for its pattern of multiple open spaces.