WRITING MANUAL - Supreme Court - State of Ohio
WRITING MANUAL - Supreme Court - State of Ohio
WRITING MANUAL - Supreme Court - State of Ohio
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6.7. Spacing within Parentheses in Citations.<br />
In citations, spacing within parentheses should comply with the following guidelines.<br />
A. Abbreviated words<br />
Except as provided in “C. Ordinal numbers” and “D. Names <strong>of</strong> months”<br />
below, abbreviated words within parentheses are not followed by a space.<br />
HOW TO USE ABBREVIATED WORDS WITHIN PARENTHESES<br />
Sullivan v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 367 So.2d 658 (Fla.App.1979).<br />
United <strong>State</strong>s v. Davis, 562 F.2d 681 (C.A.D.C.1977).<br />
Graley v. Satayatham, 343 N.E.2d 832 (C.P.1976).<br />
B. Unabbreviated words<br />
Unabbreviated words within parentheses are followed by a space.<br />
HOW TO USE UNABBREVIATED WORDS WITHIN<br />
PARENTHESES<br />
<strong>State</strong> v. John, 586 P.2d 410 (Utah 1978).<br />
Woods v. Dayton, 574 F.Supp. 689 (S.D.<strong>Ohio</strong> 1983).<br />
C. Ordinal numbers<br />
Ordinal numbers within parentheses are followed by a space.<br />
HOW TO USE ORDINAL NUMBERS WITHIN PARENTHESES<br />
Black’s Law Dictionary 826 (7th Ed.1999).<br />
Prosser & Keeton, The Law <strong>of</strong> Torts, Section 80 (5th Ed.1984).<br />
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