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Rule 466. Instruments to Accompany Certificate
TEXT
When any Court of Civil Appeals shall certify to the Supreme Court any question of law for determination, or shall send to the Supreme Court any cause upon certificate of dissent, either upon its own motion or that of any party, the certificate shall be accompanied by the briefs filed in the Court of Civil Appeals. Also, the Court of Civil Appeals may accompany such certificate with the entire record in the case, or any part thereof that it deems advisable. The Court of Civil Appeals shall also accompany the certificate with all or any part of the record that any party to the suit may request. Except in cases of emergency, the emergency to be stated in the certificate, all cases certified to the Supreme Court under Rule 461 shall be accompanied by a proposed or tentative opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals, which proposed or tentative opinion shall set forth the views and tentative opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals on the questions certified. In certifying questions under Rule 463, the provisions of Rule 464 shall be fully complied with. All cases certified under Rule 462 shall be accompanied by the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals in such cases.
Source: Rule 15 (for Supreme Court), with minor textual change and last sentence eliminated.
Oct. 29, 1940, eff. Sept. 1, 1941.
AMENDMENTS
Dec. 5, 1983, eff. April 1, 1984
Repealed by order of April 10, 1986, eff. Sept. 1, 1986.