{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1638","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1638","heading":"","body":"The language of a contract is to govern its interpretation, if the language is clear and explicit, and does not involve an absurdity.","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":"d9c147f92406e4105b359064b790dd23e79ac89c4ce295bb693cf90b81fe56d2","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1637","next":"us-ca/civ-1639"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}