Law Library

• Once you read the fact pattern, think of the areas of law or words that may be associated with that fact pattern
•  Each digest set includes a descriptive word index  
•  You can use the descriptive word index to find your digest topic, as well as the West Key Number. 

• Once you have the topic and key number, look in the appropriate volume of the digest set to find your section 
• These sections will include a list of cases, as well as summaries of those cases, that relate directly to your digest topic. 
• Once you find the appropriate case(s) for your topic, you can look up the cases in the appropriate regional or federal reporter.

Westlaw Next includes a Key Number Service database to find case summaries on Westlaw Next. 

•     Go to library.eku.edu
•     Click on Databases
•     Click on W
•     Scroll down to Westlaw Next Campus Pro i
•     Select Tools
•     Select West Key Number System. 
•     You can either click on the broad heading and narrow down your search or type your topic name into the search bar on the right-hand side of the page.