Article Title
Abstract
Although countless secondary sources discuss the canons used to interpret statutory language, few thoroughly focus on the canons cited by Missouri courts. This four-part Note attempts to fill that void. Part II begins by organizing and concisely stating roughly thirty rules of statutory interpretation. Part III then contends that two of these principles – that the purpose of a statute should be furthered and that absurd outcomes should be avoided – often lend themselves to unpredictable results. Part IV concludes by suggesting one way this unpredictability could be minimized.
Recommended Citation
Matthew Davis,
Statutory Interpretation in Missouri,
81 Mo. L. Rev.
(2016)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/mlr/vol81/iss4/15