Repugnancy in a contract must be reconciled, if possible, by such an interpretation as will give some effect to the repugnant clauses, subordinate to the general intent and purpose of the whole contract.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1652
INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS
Applied in 26 court decisions — leading case 84 Cal. App. 4th 517 - Vedanta Society of Southern California v. California Quartet Ltd. (2000)
Most recently applied in Hovannisian v. First Am. Title Ins. Co. (July 2017)
Enacted 1872.
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