How should Seaver v. Ransom be cited when it is a New York Court of Appeals decision reported in the North Eastern Reporter in 1918?

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How should Seaver v. Ransom be cited when it is a New York Court of Appeals decision reported in the North Eastern Reporter in 1918?

The key idea is how to format a state appellate decision that’s published in a regional reporter. For a New York Court of Appeals decision in the North Eastern Reporter, you cite the reporter details followed by the court and year in parentheses: volume N.E. page (N.Y. year). In this case the decision starts on page 639 in North Eastern Reporter, volume 120, so the correct citation is Seaver v. Ransom, 120 N.E. 639 (N.Y. 1918). The year in parentheses must reflect the decision year, not the reporter’s volume or pagination. Page 638 would imply a different starting page, and 1919 would suggest a different decision year, which isn’t accurate here.

The key idea is how to format a state appellate decision that’s published in a regional reporter. For a New York Court of Appeals decision in the North Eastern Reporter, you cite the reporter details followed by the court and year in parentheses: volume N.E. page (N.Y. year). In this case the decision starts on page 639 in North Eastern Reporter, volume 120, so the correct citation is Seaver v. Ransom, 120 N.E. 639 (N.Y. 1918). The year in parentheses must reflect the decision year, not the reporter’s volume or pagination. Page 638 would imply a different starting page, and 1919 would suggest a different decision year, which isn’t accurate here.

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