DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS 3274-9566›PART 1. RELIEF 3274-3428›TITLE 3. SPECIFIC AND PREVENTIVE RELIEF 3366-3424›CHAPTER 2. Specific Relief 3375-3415›ARTICLE 4. Revision of Contracts 3399-3402

§ 3401

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

In revising a written instrument, the Court may inquire what the instrument was intended to mean, and what were intended to be its legal consequences, and is not confined to the inquiry what the language of the instrument was intended to be.

(Enacted 1872.)

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