...Gibbs vs. Fremont, 9 Exch., p. 25; Jenny Lind Co. vs. Bower, 11 Cal., p. 195; note to Sec. 1638. 1 647. A contract may be explained by reference to the circumstances under which it was made, and Contracts explamed the matter to which it relates. stani£um" NOTE. — " Circumstances under which...

...of performance, according to the law and usage of the place where it is made. 57 Cal. 479. § 1647. A contract may be explained by reference to the circumstances under which it was made, and the matter to it relates. § 1649. If the terms of a promise are in any respect ambiguous or uncertain, it must be...

...Independent contract or a written modification of the original contract. Section 1256, CC, provides: "A contract may be explained by reference to the circumstances under which it is made, and the matter to which it relates." The clause in the note, therefore, whether it be regarded...

...evidence without objection. It was proper to explain it, so far as it could be explained, by evidence of the circumstances under which it was made, and the matter to which it related. (Civil Code, Sec. 93&) The contract upon its face was between AW Whitney, superintendent of...

...expressed by the maxim above quoted, I think the grant to Evans should not be held void for uncertainty. "A contract may be explained by reference to the circumstances...it was made, and the matter to which it relates," (Id. § 1647;) ai.il, in view of the known circumstances that these deeds were executed on the day...

...the Intention of the parties. Upon this point the court instructed the jury that the contract could be explained by reference to the circumstances under...which It was made, and the matter to which it relates, in case the intention could not be ascertained from the writing alone; and that if they found that...

...acting for, or In conjunction with, the heirs to the estate, or they may themselves have been heirs. A contract may be explained by reference to the circumstances under which It was made or the matter to which it relates. Rev. Codes, § 5036. The complaint shows that two contracts were...

...second item of the original policy, to wit, the furniture. Section 1047 of the Civil Code provides: "A contract may be explained by reference to the circumstances under which it is made, and the matter to which It relates." The circumstances under which this slip was executed...

...the promisee understood It. Id. i 1G40. A contract may be explained by reference to the circumstance under which it was made and the matter to which it relates. Id. § 1G4.7. Read in the light of these rules, the contract seems to us quite intelligible and certain....

...This witness states that he can explain the difference, and his competency is shown. "A contract maybe explained by reference to the circumstances under...which it was made and the matter to which it relates." CC § 938. The actual and efficient water head also varies. Plaintiff's witnesses testify to the general...