Nevada Supreme Court Law Library: Restatements & Principles of the Law

To find more court cases that talk about a Restatement section on Westlaw, use a tool called KeyCite. When you're looking at the Restatement section, select "Citing References" to see cases that mention it. You can also search by typing kc:rest and then the details of the Restatement section you want. This helps you find extra cases that might not be listed in the Restatement itself. KeyCite shows more cases because it looks at many sources and documents.

It is also possible to KeyCite a Restatement Section on Westlaw by selecting Citing References while viewing a Restatement section, as illustrated below:

From here, you would narrow by jurisdiction for a more manageable and meaningful set of results.

KeyCite Shortcut kc: Prefix

It is also possible to shortcut this process when you already know the Restatement section for which you would like to find all citing references. Use the kc: prefix within the Westlaw search box. Here are some sample queries using this shortcut:

• kc:rest agen s 1
  • Retrieves citing references for Restatement of Agency, § 1 (spelling out the word "agency" also works)
• kc:rest 2d contr s 3
  • Retrieves citing references for the Restatement (Second), Contracts, § 3 (spelling out the word "contracts" also works)
• kc:rest 2d prop-lt s 1.1
  • Retrieves citing references for the Restatement (Second), Property, Landlord and Tenant, § 1.1
• kc:rest 3d trusts s 17
  • Retrieves citing references for the Restatement (Third) of Trusts, § 17