{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-1859","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 1859","heading":"","body":"In the construction of a statute the intention of the Legislature, and in the construction of the instrument the intention of the parties, is to be pursued, if possible; and when a general and particular provision are inconsistent, the latter is paramount to the former. So a particular intent will control a general one that is inconsistent with it.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [1855. - 2107.]","TITLE 1. OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE [1855. - 1866.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"01109e70c2cc8abd2da1f68c89381f14ae88e2f95d89b84d00a1178b2a4b33c1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-1858","next":"us-ca/ccp-1860"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}