{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"1857","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 1857","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [1855. - 2107.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 1. OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE [1855. - 1866.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The language of a writing is to be interpreted according to the meaning it bears in the place of its execution, unless the parties have reference to a different place.</p>","text":"The language of a writing is to be interpreted according to the meaning it bears in the place of its execution, unless the parties have reference to a different place.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/of-the-general-principles-of-evidence-1857","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}