California Statutes
§ 1636. — 1636. (Enacted 1872.)
California § 1636.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 3.DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS
Title3.
Part 2.TITLE 3. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS
This text of California § 1636. (1636. (Enacted 1872.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 1636. (2026).
Text
A contract must be so interpreted as to give effect to the mutual intention of the parties as it existed at the time of contracting, so far as the same is ascertainable and lawful.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
STAMAS v. County of Madera
795 F. Supp. 2d 1047 (E.D. California, 2011)
Bornstein v. J.C. Penney Life Insurance
946 F. Supp. 814 (C.D. California, 1996)
In re Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Mktg. & Sales Practices Litig.
298 F. Supp. 3d 1285 (N.D. California, 2018)
Hughes Aircraft Co. v. National Semiconductor Corp.
857 F. Supp. 691 (N.D. California, 1994)
Flores v. Johnson
212 F. Supp. 3d 864 (C.D. California, 2015)
In Re SCCC Associates II Ltd. Partnership
158 B.R. 1004 (N.D. California, 1993)
In Re Bush
356 B.R. 28 (S.D. California, 2006)
Headlands Reserve, LLC v. Center for Natural Lands Management
523 F. Supp. 2d 1113 (C.D. California, 2007)
In Re Air Passenger Comp. Res. Sys. Antitrust Lit.
724 F. Supp. 744 (C.D. California, 1989)
Youngevity International, Corp. v. Smith
224 F. Supp. 3d 1022 (S.D. California, 2016)
FiTeq Inc. v. Venture Corp.
169 F. Supp. 3d 948 (N.D. California, 2016)
Kabayan v. Yepremian
190 B.R. 389 (C.D. California, 1995)
Dietz International Public Adjusters of California, Inc. v. Evanston Insurance
796 F. Supp. 2d 1197 (C.D. California, 2011)
Nicholson v. Allstate Insurance
979 F. Supp. 2d 1054 (E.D. California, 2013)
Bay Area Roofers Health & Welfare Trust v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
73 F. Supp. 3d 1154 (N.D. California, 2014)
Gutowitz v. Transamerica Life Insurance
126 F. Supp. 3d 1128 (C.D. California, 2015)
Congdon v. Uber Techs., Inc.
291 F. Supp. 3d 1012 (N.D. California, 2018)
Zurich American Insurance Company v. WM Bolthouse Farms, Inc.
(E.D. California, 2021)
Williams v. Apple, Inc.
(N.D. California, 2020)
Golden Gate Way, LLC v. Enercon Services, Inc.
(N.D. California, 2021)
Legislative History
Enacted 1872.
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
California § 1636., Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ca/CIV/1636..