DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 2. CONTRACTS 1549-1701›TITLE 3. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS 1635-1663

§ 1643

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

A contract must receive such an interpretation as will make it lawful, operative, definite, reasonable, and capable of being carried into effect, if it can be done without violating the intention of the parties.

(Enacted 1872.)

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