California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 2 — Contracts, Title 3 — Interpretation of Contracts, Section 1638
The language of a contract is to govern its interpretation, if the language is clear and explicit, and does not involve an absurdity.
Notes
Requires clear and explicit contractual language to govern interpretation unless applying that language would involve an absurdity. When the words are sufficiently clear and their application is not absurd, the text of the contract controls rather than a competing interpretation detached from that language.
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