Which is the correct pinpoint citation for Floyd v. Watson, a West Virginia case from 1979 reported in the Southeast Reporter, Second Series?

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Which is the correct pinpoint citation for Floyd v. Watson, a West Virginia case from 1979 reported in the Southeast Reporter, Second Series?

Pinpoint citations require the exact page where the specific point you’re relying on appears in the case, after giving the lead citation to the case and reporter. For Floyd v. Watson, this West Virginia decision from 1979 is found in the Southeast Reporter, Second Series as 254 S.E.2d 687—the starting page of the case. The pinpoint page is 689, the page that contains the referenced material. The parenthetical shows the jurisdiction and year, (W. Va. 1979). Put together, the correct pinpoint is Floyd v. Watson, 254 S.E.2d 687, 689 (W. Va. 1979). The other options misstate either the year or the pinpoint page (or the start page), so they don’t accurately reflect where the referenced material appears.

Pinpoint citations require the exact page where the specific point you’re relying on appears in the case, after giving the lead citation to the case and reporter. For Floyd v. Watson, this West Virginia decision from 1979 is found in the Southeast Reporter, Second Series as 254 S.E.2d 687—the starting page of the case. The pinpoint page is 689, the page that contains the referenced material. The parenthetical shows the jurisdiction and year, (W. Va. 1979). Put together, the correct pinpoint is Floyd v. Watson, 254 S.E.2d 687, 689 (W. Va. 1979).

The other options misstate either the year or the pinpoint page (or the start page), so they don’t accurately reflect where the referenced material appears.

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