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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 2. CONTRACTS 1549-1701›TITLE 1. NATURE OF A CONTRACT 1549-1615›CHAPTER 1. Definition 1549-1550.5

§ 1550

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

It is essential to the existence of a contract that there should be:

  1. Parties capable of contracting;

  2. Their consent;

  3. A lawful object; and,

  4. A sufficient cause or consideration.

(Enacted 1872.)

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