Particular clauses of a contract are subordinate to its general intent.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1650
INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS
Applied in 31 court decisions — leading case 46 Cal. App. 4th 534 - Frankel v. Board of Dental Examiners (1996)
Most recently applied in Teamsters, Local 396 v. Nasa Services, Inc. (May 2020)
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.