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Rule 456. Copy of Opinion to Attorneys, Etc. (1950)

TEXT

It shall be the duty of the clerk of each of the Courts of Civil Appeals and the clerk of the Supreme Court, within three days after rendition of a decision by such court, to mail or deliver to the clerk of the trial court and to one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs and one of the attorneys for the defendants a copy of the opinion rendered by such appellate court. The copy received by the clerk of the trial court shall be by him filed among the papers of the cause in such court. Where there is more than one attorney on each side, the attorneys may designate in advance the one to whom the copy shall be mailed.

Amended by order of Oct. 12, 1949, eff. March 1, 1950: Provision for charging a fee of $1.00, to be taxed as costs, for each copy of the opinion furnished to the attorneys has been eliminated. See Rule 388-a.