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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 16 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Tempelis v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co..

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1 Tempelis v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. Anchor
wis · 1992
green “the general rule as to construction of contracts is that the meaning of particular provisions in the contract is to be ascertained with reference to the contract as a whole.” 5
2 DeWitt Ross & Stevens, S.C. v. Galaxy Gaming & Racing Ltd.
wis · 2004
green “contracts must be read in such a manner as to give a reasonable meaning to each provision and without rendering any portion superfluous.” 5
3 Huml v. Vlazny
wis · 2006
green “our at tempt to determine the parties' intent ends with the four 6 no. 172889 corners of the contract, without consideration of extrinsic ev idence.” 3
4 Eragen Biosciences, Inc. v. Nucleic Acids Licensing LLC
ca7 · 2008
green “we review a district courtʹs interpretation of an unambig uous contract de novo.” 3

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