The reports of the decisions shall contain at least such matter as is now found in the South Carolina Reports including:

(1) A syllabus of the decision, citations, statements of the testimony and pleadings sufficient to give an understanding of the case and the decision of the court;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 14-3-830

  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

(2) An alphabetical list at the end of the volume of all cases mentioned in any way in the decision; and

(3) A full and complete digest and index to the contents of the volume.

Each volume shall contain not more than one thousand pages, exclusive of index.