California Statutes
§ 1649. — 1649. (Enacted 1872.)
California § 1649.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 3.DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS
Title3.
Part 2.TITLE 3. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS
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Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 1649. (2026).
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If the terms of a promise are in any respect ambiguous or uncertain, it must be interpreted in the sense in which the promisor believed, at the time of making it, that the promisee understood it.
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Legislative History
Enacted 1872.
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