Rule 242 Citation of Authorities

When you submit legal papers in a Pennsylvania civil case, you must follow specific rules for how you list and reference cases and laws. The format to use is set by Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 126.

There are also extra rules to follow when you want to cite court decisions that are "non-precedential," meaning they are not binding on other courts. For Superior Court decisions like these, you need to follow the guidelines in Wenk v. State Farm and a separate code section. For Commonwealth Court decisions that are non-precedential, different rules apply.