ORS § 42.230 : EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES — EXECUTION, FORMALITIES AND INTERPRETATION OF WRITINGS —INTERPRETATION OF WRITINGS — Office of judge in construing instruments

In the construction of an instrument, the office of the judge is simply to ascertain and declare what is, in terms or in substance, contained therein, not to insert what has been omitted, or to omit what has been inserted; and where there are several provisions or particulars, such construction is, if possible, to be adopted as will give effect to all.

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