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a. So-called Official Reports. A complete list of the reports 
of the courts of the several states and territories, the Dis- 
trict of Columbia, Porto Rico, and the Philippine Islands 
will be found in Hicks, pp. 559-571 ; in Law Books and Their 
TJse, published by the Lawyers’ Cooperative Publishing- Co., 
and Bancroft- Whitney Co. 107 * * * It is necessary only 
to mention that some of the earlier reports in some juris- 
dictions are by unofficial reporters, and are in such con- 
densed or abbreviated form as to be of less value than 
current reports. An acquaintance with the system of courts 
in a jurisdiction is sometimes required in order to be able 
to distinguish the reports of inferior and intermediate ap- 
pellate courts from those of courts of last resort. 
b. Unofficial Reports. 
(1) The Reporter System. This system reports all current 
decisions of all appellate courts of the United States, and 
some decisions of lower courts. These reports are usually 
published much in advance of the official reports. Weekly 
advance sheets are issued. All opinions of the courts in 
question are printed in full. The United States Supreme 
Court Reporter and the Federal Reporter have been 
noticed above. The other units of the system are shown 
below. They report the decisions of the courts of the 
jurisdictions named, beginning (unless otherwise stated) 
with page 1 of the indicated volume of the so-called offi- 
cial reports. 
jo? The reports have been designated by number from the beginning in the states 
and territories of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Dakota, Florida, 
Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, 
Oklahoma, Oregon, Philippine Islands, Porto Rico, Rhode Island, Utah, Washington, 
West Virginia, and Wyoming. The following is a list of the other states with the 
names of the reporters by which their earlier reports have been designated : 
Alabama : Minor, Stewart, Stewart and Porter, Porter, Alabama Reports, Alabama 
Appellate Court Reports. 
Connecticut: Kirby, Root, Day, Connecticut Reports. 
Delaware: Harrington, Houston, Marvel, Pennewill, Boyce, Houston’s Criminal Re- 
ports, Delaware Chancery Reports, Harrington, W. W. 
District of Columbia: Cranch (D.C. 1-5), Hayward and Hazelton, District of 
Columbia Reports, (D.C, 6 and 7), McArthur (D.C. 8-10), McArthur and Mackey (D.C. 
11), Mackey (D.C. 12-21), District of Columbia Appeals. 
Georgia: Charlton (T. U. P.), Charlton (R. M.), Dudley, Georgia Decisions, 
Georgia Reports, Georgia Appeals Reports. 
Illinois: Breese (1 111.), Scammon (2-5 111.), Gilman (6-10 111.), Illinois Reports, 
Illinois Appeals Reports, Illinois Circuit Court. 
Indiana: Blackford, Wilson (Superior Court), Indiana Reports, Indiana Appellate 
Reports. 
Iowa : Morris, Greene, Iowa Reports. 
Kentucky: Hughes, Kentucky Decisions (Sneed), Hardin, Bibb, Marshall (A. K.), 
Littell, Littell’s Select Cases, Monroe (T. B.), Marshall (J. J.), Dana, Monroe (Ben.), 
Metcalf, Duvall, Bush, Kentucky Reports (78 to 204). 
Louisiana: Martin, Martin (New Series), Louisiana Reports, Robinson, Louisiana 
Annual Reports, Louisiana Reports (104 to 156), Manning’s Unreported Cases, Mc- 
Gloin’s Court of Appeals. 
