{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1636","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1636","heading":"","body":"A contract must be so interpreted as to give effect to the mutual intention of the parties as it existed at the time of contracting, so far as the same is ascertainable and lawful.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 2. CONTRACTS [1549. - 1701.]","TITLE 3. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS [1635. - 1663.]"],"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":"02a7942918c68c7931a95f80426afd807e59dc0f6c45263c2a3796cc99ef2a86","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1635","next":"us-ca/civ-1637"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}