If there is an ambiguity in the contract, does the contract need to be amended or amended?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Tex. 1845 LLC v. Blue Pac. Aviation, Inc., D064354 (Cal. App. 2014):

Moreover, even if there was an ambiguity, this fact does not help defendants in this case. If contract language is susceptible to two or more reasonable interpretations, the court may admit extrinsic evidence to aid in interpreting the contract. (Greenfield v. Philles Records, Inc., supra, 98 N.Y.2d at p. 569.) When there is no material conflict in

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the extrinsic evidence, the trial court interprets the contract as a matter of law. (Ibid.)

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