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PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 1855-2107›TITLE 1. OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE 1855-1866

§ 1866

California Code of Civil Procedure · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

When a statute or instrument is equally susceptible of two interpretations, one in favor of natural right, and the other against it, the former is to be adopted.

(Enacted 1872.)

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