Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [1855 - 2107]
( Heading of Part 4 amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299. ) TITLE 1. OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE [1855 - 1866]
( Title 1 enacted 1872. ) 1866.
When a statute or instrument is equally susceptible of two interpretations, one in favor of natural right, and the other against it, the former is to be adopted.
(Enacted 1872.)