{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-42.220","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 42.220","heading":"Consideration of circumstances.","body":"In construing an instrument, the circumstances under which it was made, including the situation of the subject and of the parties, may be shown so that the judge is placed in the position of those whose language the judge is interpreting.","path":["01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure","4. Evidence and Witnesses","Chapter 42 — Execution, Formalities and Interpretation of Writings"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors042.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:10Z","sha256":"e0fc07f3dcd7d89654c9403de0997caed6fb15c73e333eb76e6944a9c353880d","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-42.210","next":"us-or/ors-42.230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}