WRITING MANUAL - Supreme Court - State of Ohio

SECTION FIVE: SECONDARY SOURCES
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5.1. Restatements.
When citing a Restatement, place the elements of the citation in the following order:
• The volume number, if the Restatement has more than one volume;
• The phrase “Restatement of the Law” or “Restatement of the Law 2d,” etc.,
followed by a comma;
• The title of the Restatement (Contracts, Torts, Agency, etc.), followed by a
comma;
• The section number, if desired, preceded by the word “Section”;
• The year, within parentheses.
HOW TO CITE RESTATEMENTS
1 Restatement of the Law 3d, Foreign Relations, Section 111 (1986).
NOTE: Do not use a page number when citing the section in general.
4 Restatement of the Law 2d, Torts, Section 895C(2)(b), Comment a
(1965).
NOTE: The letter designating the comment is no longer italicized. Do not use a
page number when citing a comment.
1 Restatement of the Law 2d, Conflict of Laws, Section 187, at 561
(1971).
NOTE: Use a page number when citing a specific passage or when quoting.
1 Restatement of the Law 2d, Contracts, Section 168, at 20 (Tent.Draft
1967).
1 Restatement of the Law 2d, Contracts, Misrepresentation, Section 159 et
seq. (1981).
5.2. Texts, Treatises, and Dictionaries.
When citing a text, treatise, or dictionary, generally refer to the most recent edition and
place the elements of the citation in the following order:
• The volume number, if the source has more than one volume;
• The last name or full name of the author(s) of the source, if one is named,
followed by a comma;
• The title of the source, in italics, followed by a comma;
• The section number, if desired, preceded by the word “Section”;
• The page number, if desired, preceded by a comma;
• The year, within parentheses. If the volume is later than a first edition,
include the number inside the parentheses before the year, e.g., (2d Ed.2009).
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