Include the following:
First party v. second party
Report volume number
Official State reporter, abbreviation
First page of case, specific page used
Regional reporter and page number
(Year of decision)
Some examples:
People v Carpenter, 28 Illd 116, 190 NE2d 738 (1963).
Webb v Stone, 445 SW2d 842 (Ky1969).
Beringer Estate v Princeton Med Ctr, 592 A2d 1251 (NJ Super Ct Law Div 1991).
For the state practice act, you can follow this formula:
Popular or Official Name of Act (if any), Volume Source § xxx (Year).
Example: Nurse Practice Act, S.C. Code § 33-5-1365 (2006).
2For complete details on legal citations, you should consult The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.
A copy is available in the Netter Library.
Chapter 3.16 in the AMA Manual of Style addresses Legal Citations.
