On Wednesday, November 16, 1994, Jim Milles wrote:
>On Tue, 15 Nov 1994, Dorothy Molstad wrote:
>> following the synopsis, in an appeal line. When a case does not
>> contain a point of law and is published without a synopsis, West
>> compiles and prints the appeal line.
>>
>> Dorothy Molstad
>> West Publishing
>>
>What do you mean by "a point of law"?
>Jim Milles
>Head of Computer Services
>Saint Louis University Law Library
>millesjg@sluvca.slu.edu
A point of law is any statement in a court's opinion that could
be cited by another court or by an attorney as authority to
support a legal decision or argument. The selection of points
of law for inclusion in headnotes is largely a subjective
decision by the editor.
Dorothy Molstad
West Publishing
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