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Practice question: Interpretation of Documents

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Practice question

An instrument has inconsistent handwritten and printed portions. What does section 16 provide?
  1. Printed words always control.
  2. Both must be erased.
  3. The written words control the printed words.
  4. The printer alone decides.
  5. The signature is automatically void.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html — Rule 130 sections 11–20: legal meaning, harmonization, particular provisions, context, usage and competing constructions.

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