Elements of Contract Interpretation

Elements of Contract Interpretation

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-248

  Burton, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguity Contracts; Ambiguous Contracts; Construing Contracts; Context; Contract Law; Contract Terms; Interpretation; Parol Evidence Rule; Unclear Contracts

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649770057     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195337495.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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