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An abbreviation for the Southern Reporter, a regional case reporter that publishes decisions from the appellate courts of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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Judicial Bias in Sentencing
In a brief to the Florida Supreme Court, counsel cited 789 So. 2d 456 to support reversal of a biased sentencing order. The court accepted the citation from the Southern Reporter as controlling authority. The sentence was vacated and remanded.
Landlord Failure to Repair
Tenant's petition cited 456 So. 2d 123 from the Southern Reporter to show breach of the repair covenant. The Alabama court followed the reported holding and awarded damages. The lease was terminated under the precedent.
Choice of Law for Property
The parties' memorandum listed 321 So. 2d 789 to establish the property rule under Louisiana law. The court treated the Southern Reporter decision as persuasive on justified expectations. Ownership was resolved accordingly.
The complaint appendix included a string citation ending with 654 So. 2d 321. The federal court examined the Southern Reporter case for the state rule of decision. The claim was allowed to proceed under that authority.
Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins304 U.S. 64, 78–80 (1938)
Notice in Class Proceeding
Class counsel attached 987 So. 2d 654 from the Southern Reporter to demonstrate adequate notice standards. The Mississippi court adopted the reported due-process analysis. Notice by publication alone was rejected.
Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank and Trust Co.339 U.S. 306, 313-314 (1950)
School Segregation Remedy
The desegregation filing quoted 147 So. 2d 890 to illustrate the 'all deliberate speed' mandate. The court treated the Southern Reporter precedent as binding within the circuit. A compliance plan was ordered.
Brown v. Board of Education [*Brown I*]347 U.S. 483, 74 S. Ct. 686, 98 L. Ed. 873 (1954)
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What does the abbreviation So. stand for in a legal citation?+
It stands for the Southern Reporter, which publishes appellate decisions from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
410 U.S. 113 (1973)Constitutional Law
…People v. Belous , 71 Cal. 2d 954, 458 P. 2d 194 (1969), cert. denied, 397 U. S. 915 (1970); State v. Barquet , 262 So. 2d 431 (Fla. 1972). Others have sustained state statutes. Crossen v. Attorney General , 344 F. Supp. 587 (ED Ky. 1972), appeal docketed, No. 72-256; Rosen v. Louisiana State Board of…