What is the test for interpreting a section of the California Civil Code when the language of the section is ambiguous or leaves doubt about its purpose?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cortez, 30 Cal.App.4th 143, 35 Cal.Rptr.2d 500 (Cal. App. 1994):
"When the language of the section is on its face ambiguous or leaves doubt, ..., the court must resort to extrinsic aids to ascertain the purpose behind the statute and give the provision a judicially created meaning commensurate with that purpose. [Citations.]" (Morse v. Municipal Court, supra, 13 Cal.3d at p. 156, 118 Cal.Rptr. 14, 529 P.2d 46.)
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