In the same situation; in the same place; as, between the time of the submission and the time when the award was rendered, things remained in statue quo. In the condition in which it was. See STATUS QUO. In stipulationibus cum quaeritur quid actum sit, verba contra stipulatorem interpretanda sunt. In the construction of agreements words are interpreted against the person using them. Thus, the construction of the stipulation is against the stipulator, and the construction of the promissio against the promissor. Dig. 45, 1, 38, 18; Broom, Max. 599. In stipulationibus id tempus spectatur quo contrahimus. In stipulations, the time when we contract is regarded. Dig.. 50, 17, 144, L