Ca_Law

statute | California

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1640

  • UIDca_leginfo_codes:civ-1640
  • CitationCivil Code - CIV - CIV § 1640
  • Court / bodyCalifornia Legislative Counsel
  • Decision dateN/A
  • CollectionPUBINFO_2025
  • SourceOriginal

Summary

When, through fraud, mistake, or accident, a written contract fails to express the real intention of the parties, such intention is to be regarded, and the erroneous parts of the writing disregarded.

Text

When, through fraud, mistake, or accident, a written contract fails to express the real intention of the parties, such intention is to be regarded, and the erroneous parts of the writing disregarded.

Retrieval chunks

  • #1 | Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1640

    When, through fraud, mistake, or accident, a written contract fails to express the real intention of the parties, such intention is to be regarded, and the erroneous parts of the writing disregarded.