{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1639","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1639","heading":"","body":"When a contract is reduced to writing, the intention of the parties is to be ascertained from the writing alone, if possible; subject, however, to the other provisions of this Title.","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":"e88a903c58ee1286d0f0d7f59be60ca533fac385929cecd55fe3c89b8b101c22","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1638","next":"us-ca/civ-1640"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}