The maxims of jurisprudence hereinafter set forth are intended not to qualify any of the foregoing provisions of this code, but to aid in their just application.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3509
MAXIMS OF JURISPRUDENCE
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 5 Cal. 5th 428 - Nat. Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. v. State of California (2018)
Most recently applied in Mcgovern v. U.S. Bank N.A. (January 2019)
Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 76, Sec. 20
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