98. Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc.

2 judgments cite this provision SC

– Evidence may be given to show the meaning of illegible or not commonly intelligible characters, of foreign, obsolete, technical, local and provincial expressions, of abbreviations and of words used in a peculiar sense.

Illustration A, sculptor, agrees to sell to B, ―all my mods‖. A has both models and modelling tools. Evidence may be given to show which he meant to sell.