California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 2 — Contracts, Title 3 — Interpretation of Contracts, Section 1653
Words in a contract which are wholly inconsistent with its nature, or with the main intention of the parties, are to be rejected.
Notes
Requires contractual words that are wholly inconsistent with the contract’s nature or the parties’ main intention to be rejected. Language fundamentally incompatible with the agreement’s character or central intent is disregarded rather than allowed to control interpretation or defeat the contract’s nature and main intended meaning.
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