 Although several sections of the Restatement contained new rules which sometimes contradicted existing law, courts citing these sections have predominantly adopted the Restatement's view, citing them as a court would cite statute or code.Far more common, however, is the practice of citing the Restatement to clarify generally accepted doctrine in every major area of contract and commercial law.It is in this context of "legal research" that one can find the Restatement used as direct substantiation and persuasive authority, to validate the arguments and interpretations of individual legal practitioners.