Which is the correct short form used when citing Mobil Oil for information at 56 A.D.2d 341 and 392 N.Y.S.2d 616, without naming the case in the text?

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Which is the correct short form used when citing Mobil Oil for information at 56 A.D.2d 341 and 392 N.Y.S.2d 616, without naming the case in the text?

The key idea is using a short form for a party’s name after the first full citation. For a corporate party like Mobil Oil, the conventional short form is Mobil Oil. When you need to cite the same case with parallel reporters, you list both sources after that short form. So the proper short citation is Mobil Oil, 56 A.D.2d 341, 392 N.Y.S.2d 616. This keeps the text concise while directing readers to both sources that contain the information. The other options misstate the short form, introduce Id. inappropriately, or give incorrect page details, so they don’t fit the standard practice.

The key idea is using a short form for a party’s name after the first full citation. For a corporate party like Mobil Oil, the conventional short form is Mobil Oil. When you need to cite the same case with parallel reporters, you list both sources after that short form. So the proper short citation is Mobil Oil, 56 A.D.2d 341, 392 N.Y.S.2d 616. This keeps the text concise while directing readers to both sources that contain the information. The other options misstate the short form, introduce Id. inappropriately, or give incorrect page details, so they don’t fit the standard practice.

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