south western reporter
South Western Reporter. A set of regional lawbooks, part of the West Group’s National Reporter System, containing every published appellate decision from Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas, from 1886 to date. • The first series ran from 1886 to 1928; the second series ran until 1999; the third series is the current one. — Abbr. S.W.; S.W.2d; S.W.3d.