Tennessee § 8-6-203 - Preparation of reports.
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§ 8-6-203. Preparation of reports.
The attorney general and reporter shall prepare the case, and the opinion so pronounced thereon, with proper syllabi of the points therein. In the report of each case shall be given the name of the judge or chancellor who made the decision in the court below, and the place of the decision; also, the name of the judge pronouncing the same in the supreme court. A brief synopsis of the statement of facts shall also be made, if the same is not sufficiently stated in the body of the opinion. It is the further duty of the attorney general and reporter to prepare a correct index for each volume. Acts 1871, ch. 99, § 1; 1872 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 10, § 1; Shan., § 5762; mod. Code 1932, § 9960; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-613.
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Section 8-6-203 ("Preparation of reports.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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