In the construction of a statute or instrument, the office of the Judge is simply to ascertain and declare what is in terms or in substance contained therein, not to insert what has been omitted, or to omit what has been inserted; and where there are several provisions or particulars, such a construction is, if possible, to be adopted as will give effect to all.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1858
OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Erie Indemnity Co. (2017)
Most recently applied in Jose Ronderos v. Usf Reddaway, Inc. (August 2024)
Enacted 1872.
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