Ethan J. Lieb, The Textual Canons in Contracts Cases: A Preliminary Study, 2022 Wis. L. Rev. 1109 (2022).
Abstract
This Essay is a first effort to explore how linguistic canons function in contract cases. Most lawyers know about ejusdem generis, expressio unius, and noscitur a sociis from their work in statutory interpretation, but no one has attempted any systematic inquiry into how these canons figure in contract interpretation.
