{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-42.240","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 42.240","heading":"Intention of the parties; general and particular provisions and intents.","body":"In the construction of an instrument the intention of the parties is to be pursued if possible; and when a general and particular provision are inconsistent, the latter is paramount to the former. So a particular intent shall control a general one that is inconsistent with it.","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":"2b93cf92dcba7edf030e138262c088f2cefa76e4077f2b79b572c66b5c92a7bc","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-42.230","next":"us-or/ors-42.250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}