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Parallel citations by court

West Virginia: Supreme Court of Appeals or Intermediate Court of Appeals

The rule on parallel citations

  • Parallels required. The full parallel citation

    “Citations of authority shall be made either in the body of a document or in footnoted form. Citation to an opinion of the Intermediate or the Supreme Court must use the full parallel citation and may indicate if the opinion is per curiam, e.g. Fauble v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins. Co., 222 W.Va. 365, 664 S.E.2d 706 (2008) (per curiam).”

    RequirementW. Va. R. App. P. 38(d)checked Oct. 14, 2026official text (opens in a new tab)

A worked example

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222 W.Va. 365

For West Virginia: Supreme Court of Appeals or Intermediate Court of Appeals (parallels required)

222 W.Va. 365, 664 S.E.2d 706

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