Book of authority
What it is
One of the old books of authority, or a Scottish institutional work.
How to cite using OSCOLA
Use the commonly known abbreviated form (the r 5.2.3 table): 3 Bl Comm 264, Co Litt 135a, Stair Institutions I, 2, 14.
Example citation
3 Bl Comm 264.
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