DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS 3274-9566›PART 1. RELIEF 3274-3428›TITLE 2. COMPENSATORY RELIEF 3281-3360›CHAPTER 2. Measure of Damages [[3300.] - 3360.]›ARTICLE 4. General Provisions 3353-3361

§ 3359

California Civil Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Damages must, in all cases, be reasonable, and where an obligation of any kind appears to create a right to unconscionable and grossly oppressive damages, contrary to substantial justice, no more than reasonable damages can be recovered.

(Enacted 1872.)

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