BlackletterCalifornia law

Civil Code § 1636

TITLE 3. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 1636Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

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.