A grant is to be interpreted in favor of the grantee, except that a reservation in any grant, and every grant by a public officer or body, as such, to a private party, is to be interpreted in favor of the grantor.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1069
Interpretation of Grants
Applied in 41 court decisions — leading case County of Los Angeles v. Southern California Telephone Co. (1948)
Most recently applied in 222 Cal. App. 4th 419 - Dolnikov v. Ekizian (December 2013)
Enacted 1872.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.