CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 315
Interpretation—Meaning of Ordinary Words
Y ou should assume that the parties intended the words in their contract
to have their usual and ordinary meaning unless you decide that the
parties intended the words to have a special meaning.
New September 2003; Revised December 2014
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2022
- Content hash
81cb4e1fbe0a3fb761f148565224c47be5a87e8f8114e210970ba90b77b08ce3
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