California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1625

Amended by Stats. 1905, Ch. 451.

The execution of a contract in writing, whether the law requires it to be written or not, supersedes all the negotiations or stipulations concerning its matter which preceded or accompanied the execution of the instrument.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1625 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-2-contracts/title-2-manner-of-creating-contracts/section-1625

Other sections in Title 2 - MANNER OF CREATING CONTRACTS

§ 1619§ 1620§ 1621§ 1622§ 1623§ 1624§ 1624.5§ 1625§ 1626§ 1627§ 1628§ 1629§ 1630§ 1630.5§ 1631§ 1632§ 1632.5§ 1633

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