MODZELEWSKI, Appellee, v. YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC. Et Al. Appellees; United Parcel Service, Inc., Appellant [2003]

785 N.E.2d 501 · Ohio Court of Appeals · Jurisdiction from source

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Issue

How might MODZELEWSKI, Appellee, v. YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC. Et Al. Appellees; United Parcel Service, Inc., Appellant help a student research, compare, or distinguish an issue in Jurisprudence, and what must be verified in the linked source before citation?

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How might MODZELEWSKI, Appellee, v. YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC. Et Al. Appellees; United Parcel Service, Inc., Appellant help a student research, compare, or distinguish an issue in Jurisprudence, and what must be verified in the linked source before citation?

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Issue

How might MODZELEWSKI, Appellee, v. YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC. Et Al. Appellees; United Parcel Service, Inc., Appellant help a student research, compare, or distinguish an issue in Jurisprudence, and what must be verified in the linked source before citation?

Held

Source-linked holding checkpoint: verify the dispositive holding in the linked source. This entry intentionally avoids inventing a rule that may not belong to Jurisprudence.

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