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Act No. 190 Section 293

Where intention of different parties to instrument not the same.

Section 293

SEC. 293. Where intention of different parties to instrument not the same. — When the terms of an agreement have been intended in a different sense by the different parties to it, that sense is to prevail against either party in which he supposed the other understood it, and when different constructions of a provision are otherwise equally proper, that is to be taken which is the most favorable to the party in whose favor the provision was made.

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CitationAct No. 190 Section 293 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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