Practice question
A packaging term is ambiguous. Competent evidence establishes a relevant local trade usage giving it a settled meaning, with no contrary intention or legal prohibition. May 1376 be considered?
- No; usage can never matter.
- Only the party who caused ambiguity may decide meaning.
- The judge must invent a random quantity.
- Every trade custom automatically transfers ownership.
- Yes; the proved usage is a statutory interpretive aid.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles748,1306,1319-1326,1356-1368,1372,1376 and1382-1389: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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