How do courts interpret section 7 of the California Civil Code when there is statutory ambiguity?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dominguez, C089479 (Cal. App. 2020):
Where a statutory ambiguity exists, we adopt the interpretation that leads to a more reasonable result. (People v. Canty, supra, 32 Cal.4th at p. 1277.) In attempting to ascertain the most reasonable interpretation, we consider the legislative intent and the
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