Iowa Code
Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE
Section 622.22 - Understanding of parties to agreement.

622.22 Understanding of parties to agreement.
When the terms of an agreement have been intended in a different sense by the parties to it, that sense is to prevail against either party in which a party had reason to suppose the other understood it.
[C51, §2401; R60, §3994; C73, §3652; C97, §4617; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11275; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.22]

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Iowa Code

Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE

Section 622.1 - Certification under penalty of perjury.

Section 622.2 - Credibility.

Section 622.3 - Interest.

Section 622.4 - Medical expenses.

Section 622.5 - Reserved.

Section 622.6 - Reserved.

Section 622.7 - Reserved.

Section 622.8 - Witness for each other.

Section 622.9 - Communications between husband and wife.

Section 622.10 - Communications in professional confidence — exceptions — required consent to release of medical records after commencement of legal action — application to court.

Section 622.10A - Tax advice — confidential communications.

Section 622.11 - Public officers.

Section 622.13 - Civil liability.

Section 622.21 - Writing and printing.

Section 622.22 - Understanding of parties to agreement.

Section 622.23 - Historical and scientific works.

Section 622.24 - Subscribing witness — substitute proof.

Section 622.25 - Handwriting.

Section 622.26 - Private writing — acknowledgment.

Section 622.27 - Entries and writings of deceased person.

Section 622.28 - Writing or record — when admissible — absence of record — effect.

Section 622.29 - Facsimiles of signatures.

Section 622.30 - Photographic copies — originals destroyed.

Section 622.31 - Evidence of regret or sorrow.

Section 622.32 - Statute of frauds.

Section 622.33 - Exception.

Section 622.34 - Contract not denied in the pleadings.

Section 622.35 - Party made witness.

Section 622.36 - Instruments affecting real estate — adoption of minors.

Section 622.41 - United States and state patents.

Section 622.42 - Field notes and plats.

Section 622.43 - Records and entries in public offices.

Section 622.44 - Copies of books of original entries.

Section 622.45 - Additional entries.

Section 622.46 - Officer to give copies of records.

Section 622.47 - Maps in office of surveyor general.

Section 622.48 - Certificate as to loss of paper.

Section 622.49 - Duplicate receipt of receiver of land office.

Section 622.50 - Certificate of register or receiver.

Section 622.51 - Official signature presumed genuine.

Section 622.51A - Computer printouts.

Section 622.52 - Effect on rules.

Section 622.53 - Judicial record — state or federal courts.

Section 622.54 - Of a justice of the peace.

Section 622.55 - Of a foreign country.

Section 622.56 - Presumption of regularity.

Section 622.57 - Executive acts.

Section 622.58 - Proceedings of legislature.

Section 622.59 - Printed copies of statutes.

Section 622.60 - Written law or public writing.

Section 622.61 - Foreign unwritten law.

Section 622.62 - Ordinances of city.

Section 622.63 - Subpoenas.

Section 622.64 - Proof of service — costs.

Section 622.65 - To whom directed — duces tecum.

Section 622.66 - How far compelled to attend.

Section 622.67 - Deposit — effect.

Section 622.69 - Witness fees.

Section 622.70 - Attorney, juror, or officer.

Section 622.71 - Certain witness fees prohibited.

Section 622.71A - Volunteer fire fighters — witness compensation.

Section 622.72 - Expert witnesses — fee.

Section 622.74 - Fees in advance.

Section 622.75 - Reimbursement to party, county, or city.

Section 622.76 - Failure to attend or testify — liability.

Section 622.77 - Proceedings for contempt.

Section 622.78 - Serving subpoena.

Section 622.79 - When party fails to obey subpoena.

Section 622.80 - Pleading taken as true.

Section 622.81 - Authority to subpoena.

Section 622.82 - Prisoner produced.

Section 622.83 - Deposition of prisoner.

Section 622.84 - Subpoenas — enforcing obedience.

Section 622.85 - Affidavits — before whom made.

Section 622.86 - Foreign affidavits.

Section 622.87 - How affidavits compelled.

Section 622.88 - Subpoena issued.

Section 622.89 - Notice.

Section 622.90 - Cross-examination.

Section 622.91 - Signature and seal — presumption.

Section 622.92 - Newspaper publications — how proved.

Section 622.93 - Applicability in certain counties.

Section 622.94 - Proof of serving or posting notices.

Section 622.95 - Other facts.

Section 622.96 - How perpetuated — presumption of fact.

Section 622.97 - Authorized use.

Section 622.98 - Transcript must be complete.

Section 622.99 - Certification.

Section 622.100 - Sworn verification.

Section 622.101 - Identification of exhibits.

Section 622.102 - Refusal to appear or testify.

Section 622.104 - Witness fees.

Section 622.105 - Evidence of date mailed.

Section 622.106 - Certified or registered mail.