When using a legal research tool, if a case you found shows a 'superseded by statute' flag, what does this mean for its current use as authority?

When a legal research tool indicates that a case has been 'superseded by statute,' it means that a specific legal principle or holding decided by the court in that case has been rendered invalid or obsolete by a subsequent act of a legislative body. A statute is a written law enacted by a legislature, which is the governmental branch responsible for creating and amending laws. This situation typically arises when a court interprets an existing statute, and the legislature, either disagreein....