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

§ 1857

California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

The language of a writing is to be interpreted according to the meaning it bears in the place of its execution, unless the parties have reference to a different place.

(Enacted 1872.)

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