Several contracts relating to the same matters, between the same parties, and made as parts of substantially one transaction, are to be taken together.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1642
INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS
Applied in 112 court decisions — leading case 15 Cal. 3d 866 - Chern v. Bank of America (1976)
Most recently applied in 2024 IL App (4th) 230250 - Behrouz v. Freeport Renaisaance LLC. (April 2024)
Enacted 1872.
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