California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 4 — Maxims of Jurisprudence, Section 3535

Contemporaneous exposition is in general the best.

Notes

Establishes that an explanation made at the same time is generally the best explanation. The provision gives general preference to an explanation made contemporaneously and states that such an explanation is, in general, the best explanation under the stated rule.

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