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Rule 496. Brief (1946)

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A party who elects to file in this court a brief in addition to the brief filed in the Court of Civil Ap­peals, shall comply as nearly as may be with the rules prescribed for briefing causes in the latter court and shall confine his briefs to the points raised in the motion for a rehearing and presented in the application for a writ of error. The clerk may receive amicus curiae briefs or arguments, provided it is shown that copies have been furnished to all attorneys of record in the case.

Amended by order of Oct. 10, 1945,eff. Feb. 1, 1946: The last sentence has been added.