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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 2. CONTRACTS 1549-1701›TITLE 1. NATURE OF A CONTRACT 1549-1615›CHAPTER 4. Object of a Contract 1595-1599

§ 1598

California Civil Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Where a contract has but a single object, and such object is unlawful, whether in whole or in part, or wholly impossible of performance, or so vaguely expressed as to be wholly unascertainable, the entire contract is void.

(Enacted 1872.)

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