In Hawkins v. McGee, the citation includes 146 A. 641 (N.H. 1929). What does the 'A.' represent in the reporter abbreviation?

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In Hawkins v. McGee, the citation includes 146 A. 641 (N.H. 1929). What does the 'A.' represent in the reporter abbreviation?

In Bluebook citations, the single letter after the volume signals the reporter series in which the case is published. The letter “A.” stands for the Atlantic Reporter. So 146 A. 641 means the case appears in volume 146 of the Atlantic Reporter, on page 641. The parenthetical (N.H. 1929) gives the jurisdiction and year of the decision. The Atlantic Reporter is a standard regional reporter (often with a second series labeled A.2d in later volumes), and that’s why the “A.” is used here. The other options don’t fit because they are not the reporter series abbreviated by just “A.” in this citation.

In Bluebook citations, the single letter after the volume signals the reporter series in which the case is published. The letter “A.” stands for the Atlantic Reporter. So 146 A. 641 means the case appears in volume 146 of the Atlantic Reporter, on page 641. The parenthetical (N.H. 1929) gives the jurisdiction and year of the decision. The Atlantic Reporter is a standard regional reporter (often with a second series labeled A.2d in later volumes), and that’s why the “A.” is used here. The other options don’t fit because they are not the reporter series abbreviated by just “A.” in this citation.

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