BlackletterCalifornia law

Civil Code § 3401

ARTICLE 4. Revision of Contracts

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 3401Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

In revising a written instrument, the Court may inquire what the instrument was intended to mean, and what were intended to be its legal consequences, and is not confined to the inquiry what the language of the instrument was intended to be.