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Cal. Civil Code § 1652 (2026)
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Repugnancy in a contract must be reconciled, if possible, by such an interpretation as will give some effect to the repugnant clauses, subordinate to the general intent and purpose of the whole contract.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 35
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1944–2024 · leading case: Mccaskey v. California State Auto. Assn., 189 Cal. App. 4th 947 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010).
Mccaskey v. California State Auto. Assn., 189 Cal. App. 4th 947 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010). “” (Civ. Code, § 1652; see id., § 1643 [contract should “receive such interpretation as will make it.”
Lennar Mare Island, LLC v. Steadfast Ins., 176 F. Supp. 3d 949 (E.D. Cal. 2016). “See Cal. Civ. Code § 1652 (“Re-pugnancy in a contract must be reconciled, if possible, by such an interpretation as will give some effect to the repugnant clauses, subordinate to the general intent and purpose of the whole contract.”
Hovannisian v. First Am. Title Ins. Co., 221 Cal. Rptr. 3d 883 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2017). “( Civ. Code, § 1652 [if possible, repugnancies must be reconciled so as to give effect to the repugnant clauses]; MacDonald & Kruse, Inc.”
Epic Commc'ns, Inc. v. Richwave Tech., Inc., 237 Cal. App. 4th 1342 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015). “’ (Civ. Code, § 1652; see id., § 1643 [contract should ‘receive such interpretation as will make it.”
San Bernardino Cnty. Dep't of Pub. Soc. Servs. v. Steven A., 15 Cal. App. 4th 754 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993). “” (Civ. Code, § 1652; In re Marriage of Williams (1972) 29 Cal.”
Siligo v. Castellucci, 94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 244 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994). “” (Civ. Code, § 1652.) “Stipulations which are necessary to make a contract reasonable, or conformable to usage, are implied, in respect to matters concerning which the contract manifests no contrary intention.”
Gutzi Assocs. v. Switzer, 215 Cal. App. 3d 1636 (Cal. Ct. App. 1989). “” As required by these statutes, the typed and printed provisions of the Gutzi/Switzer note can be reconciled.”
Burlington Ins. Co. v. Minadora Holdings, LLC, 690 F. App'x 918 (9th Cir. 2017). “But such conflict must be inescapable: “Repugnancy in a contract must be reconciled, if possible, by such interpretation as will give' some effect to the repugnant clauses,” Cal. Civ. Code § 1652 , and construction of an insurance policy must “give effect to every part of the…”
SDC/Pullman Partners v. Tolo Inc., 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9512 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997). “(Civ. Code, § 1652.) The words of a contract may be explained by reference to the circumstances under which the contract was made.”
Christian Sci. Benevolent Ass'n v. Palmer, 168 P.2d 669 (Cal. 1946). “” (Civ. Code, § 1652.) The rale is equally applicable in the construction of wills.”
In Re Marriage of Williams, 29 Cal. App. 3d 368 (Cal. Ct. App. 1972). “434 ]), and where two clauses of a contract are apparently in direct conflict, it is the duty of the court to reconcile the conflicting clauses so as to give effect to the whole of the instrument, if that is possible within the framework of the general intent or predominant…”
Bank of Stockton v. Diamond Walnut Growers, Inc., 5 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 1147 (Cal. Ct. App. 1988). “(Civ. Code, § 1652; 1 Witkin, Summary of Cal.”
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