South Western Reporter
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The South Western Reporter, South Western Reporter Second and South Western Reporter Third are United States
regional case law reporters. It is part of the National Reporter System created by John B. West for West Publishing Company, which is now part of Thomson West
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The South Western Reporter contains published appellate court
case decisions for:
When cited
, the South Western Reporter, South Western Reporter Second and South Western Reporter Third are abbreviated "S.W.", "S.W.2d" and "S.W.3d", respectively.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
regional case law reporters. It is part of the National Reporter System created by John B. West for West Publishing Company, which is now part of Thomson West
Thomson West
West publishes legal, business, and regulatory information in print, and on electronic services such as Westlaw. Since the late 19th century, West has been one of the most prominent publishers of legal materials in the United States...
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The South Western Reporter contains published appellate court
Appellate court
An appellate court, commonly called an appeals court or court of appeals or appeal court , is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal...
case decisions for:
- ArkansasArkansasArkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
- KentuckyKentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
- MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
- TennesseeTennesseeTennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
- TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
When cited
Case citation
Case citation is the system used in many countries to identify the decisions in past court cases, either in special series of books called reporters or law reports, or in a 'neutral' form which will identify a decision wherever it was reported...
, the South Western Reporter, South Western Reporter Second and South Western Reporter Third are abbreviated "S.W.", "S.W.2d" and "S.W.3d", respectively.