Introduction to Basic Legal Citation - access-to-law home

Kentucky
• Dep't of Revenue v. Isaac W. Bernheim Found.,Inc., 505 S.W.2d 762 (Ky. 1974).
• Cement Transp., Inc. v. Hodges, 505 S.W.2d 32 (Ky. App. 1974).*
• Cement Transp., Inc. v. Hodges, 505 S.W.2d 32 (Ky. Ct. App. 1974).
• Louisville Title Mortg. Co. v. Commonwealth, 299 Ky. 224, 184 S.W.2d 963 (1944).
• Louisville Title Mortg. Co. v. Commonwealth, 184 S.W.2d 963 (Ky. Ct. App. 1944).
* In-state references should indicate the deciding court using this slightly different format
set out in Kentucky rules.
Louisiana
• State v. Smith, 98-1417, p. 15 (La. 6/29/01); 793 So. 2d 1199, 1208.*
• State v. Smith, 793 So. 2d 1199, 1208 (La. 2001).
• Charles v. St. Mary Ironworks, Inc., 96-2923 (La. 3/14/97); 689 So. 2d 1380.*
• Charles v. St. Mary Ironworks, Inc., 689 So. 2d 1380 (La. 1997).
• Wilson v. Grosjean Contractors, Inc., 97-0012 (La. 3/14/97); 690 So. 2d 25.*
• Wilson v. Grosjean Contractors, Inc., 690 So. 2d 25 (La. 1997).
• Mellon Fin. Servs. Corp. #7 v. Alexander, 551 So. 2d 632 (La. 1989).
• First Metro. Bank v. Plaia, 386 So. 2d 94 (La. 1980), on remand, 389 So. 2d 870 (La. Ct.
App. 1980).
• Economy Carpets Mfrs. v. Better Bus. Bureau, Inc., 341 So. 2d 555 (La. 1977).
• Siemssen v. Manpower Temp. Servs., 95-80 (La.App. 5 Cir, 5/30/95); 656 So. 2d 1115.*
• Siemssen v. Manpower Temp. Servs., 656 So. 2d 1115 (La. Ct. App. 1995).
• Roberts v. La. State Univ. Med. Ctr., 554 So. 2d 230 (La. Ct. App. 1989).
* In-state references to decisions from 1994 forward should include a medium-neutral
citation which, under Lousiana rules, consists of the docket number and date in the format
shown here.
Maine
• Beale v. Sec'y of State, 1997 ME 82, 7, 693 A.2d 336.*
• Beale v. Sec'y of State, 693 A.2d 336, 339 (Me. 1997).
• Larochelle v. Hodsdon, 1997 ME 53, 13, 690 A.2d 986.*
• Larochelle v. Hodsdon, 690 A.2d 986, 989 (Me. 1997).
• Bazinet v. Concord Gen. Mut. Ins. Co., 513 A.2d 279 (Me. 1986).
* In-state references to decisions from 1997 forward should include a medium-neutral
citation which, under Maine rules, consists of the year, the state postal abbreviation, and a
sequential decision number in the format shown here. Pinpoint cites should be to the
paragraph numbers assigned by the court.
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