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American Jurisprudence

- Multivolume set
- Published by West - Begun by another publisher
- Topics in alphabetical order
- Summary/Scope note at beginning of section
- Some reference to statutes
- Extensive footnotes to primary material
- General index & New Developments volume
- Heavily cross-referenced using West's Topic/Key Number indexing system
Corpus Juris Secundum

- Original West Encyclopedia
- Topic and sections in alphabetical order
- Detailed table of contents
- References to large number of cases; almost no statutes
- Brief summary of legal principles in bold type at beginning of each article
- Heavily cross-referenced using West's Topic/Key Number indexing system
Am Jur vs. CJS
Am.Jur.2d
- Over reliance on case law, but more coverage on statutory law than C.J.S.
- No comprehensive summary of state rules
- Slow to recognize new areas of the law
C.J.S.
- Over reliance on case law
- Sheer size of the set may make it cumbersome
- Slower to recognize new areas of law