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Article 758

De l'effet des Obligations

Contract Law
Titre XVII: Des Contrats ou Obligations conventionnelles en général (On Contracts or Conventional Obligations in General)
Chapitre II: De l'effet des Obligations (On the Effect of Obligations)

Les clauses susceptibles de deux sens, doivent être toujours entendues dans le sens avec lequel elles peuvent avoir quelques effets, et les termes susceptibles de deux sens, seront pris dans celui qui convient le plus à la nature du contrat.

Life lesson: Read ambiguous words so they actually do something — and choose the meaning that fits the deal.
Notes: Ut res magis valeat: interpret for effectiveness. Match meaning to contract nature. Cf. Code Napoléon Art. 1157.
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