Civil Code section 3509

The maxims of jurisprudence hereinafter set forth are intended not to qualify any of the foregoing provisions of this code, but to aid in their just application.

Source: Section 3509, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=3509. (updated Jan. 1, 2014; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_3509

Original Source: Section 3509, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=3509. (last accessed May 12, 2025).