California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1862

When an instrument consists partly of written words and partly of a printed form, and the two are inconsistent, the former controls the latter.

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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1862 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-4-miscellaneous-provisions/title-1-of-the-general-principles-of-evidence/section-1862

Other sections in Title 1 - OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE

§ 1855§ 1856§ 1857§ 1858§ 1859§ 1860§ 1861§ 1862§ 1864§ 1865§ 1866

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