{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"1866","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 1866","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>When a statute or instrument is equally susceptible of two interpretations, one in favor of natural right, and the other against it, the former is to be adopted.</p>","text":"When a statute or instrument is equally susceptible of two interpretations, one in favor of natural right, and the other against it, the former is to be adopted.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/of-the-general-principles-of-evidence-1866","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}