{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1637","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1637","heading":"","body":"For the purpose of ascertaining the intention of the parties to a contract, if otherwise doubtful, the rules given in this Chapter are to be applied.","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":"c3e423ca2dc0ceff969086e3b49b925f6c378c16ae64c013ca6e84a64988724d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1636","next":"us-ca/civ-1638"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}