California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 4 — Maxims of Jurisprudence, Section 3528
The law respects form less than substance.
Notes
Establishes the maxim that the law respects form less than substance. The provision repeats that comparative rule by placing form and substance in relation to one another and stating that the law’s respect for form is less than its respect for substance.
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