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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1587
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1587
A proposal is revoked by any of the following: (a) By the communication of notice of revocation by the proposer to the other party, in the manner prescribed by Sections 1581 and 1583, before his or her acceptance has been communicated to the former. (b) By the lapse of the time p
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1588
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1588
A contract which is voidable solely for want of due consent, may be ratified by a subsequent consent.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1589
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1589
A voluntary acceptance of the benefit of a transaction is equivalent to a consent to all the obligations arising from it, so far as the facts are known, or ought to be known, to the person accepting.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1590
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1590
Where either party to a contemplated marriage in this State makes a gift of money or property to the other on the basis or assumption that the marriage will take place, in the event that the donee refuses to enter into the marriage as contemplated or that it is given up by mutual
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1595
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1595
The object of a contract is the thing which it is agreed, on the part of the party receiving the consideration, to do or not to do.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1596
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1596
The object of a contract must be lawful when the contract is made, and possible and ascertainable by the time the contract is to be performed.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1597
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1597
Everything is deemed possible except that which is impossible in the nature of things.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1598
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1598
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.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1599
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1599
Where a contract has several distinct objects, of which one at least is lawful, and one at least is unlawful, in whole or in part, the contract is void as to the latter and valid as to the rest.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1605
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1605
Any benefit conferred, or agreed to be conferred, upon the promisor, by any other person, to which the promisor is not lawfully entitled, or any prejudice suffered, or agreed to be suffered, by such person, other than such as he is at the time of consent lawfully bound to suffer,
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1606
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1606
An existing legal obligation resting upon the promisor, or a moral obligation originating in some benefit conferred upon the promisor, or prejudice suffered by the promisee, is also a good consideration for a promise, to an extent corresponding with the extent of the obligation,
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1607
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1607
The consideration of a contract must be lawful within the meaning of Section 1667.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1608
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1608
If any part of a single consideration for one or more objects, or of several considerations for a single object, is unlawful, the entire contract is void.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1609
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1609
A consideration may be executed or executory, in whole or in part. In so far as it is executory it is subject to the provisions of Chapter IV of this Title.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1610
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1610
When a consideration is executory, it is not indispensable that the contract should specify its amount or the means of ascertaining it. It may be left to the decision of a third person, or regulated by any specified standard.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1611
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1611
When a contract does not determine the amount of the consideration, nor the method by which it is to be ascertained, or when it leaves the amount thereof to the discretion of an interested party, the consideration must be so much money as the object of the contract is reasonably
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1612
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1612
Where a contract provides an exclusive method by which its consideration is to be ascertained, which method is on its face impossible of execution, the entire contract is void; but this section shall not apply to the cases provided for in sections 1729 and 1730 of this code.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1613
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1613
Where a contract provides an exclusive method by which its consideration is to be ascertained, which method appears possible on its face, but in fact is, or becomes, impossible of execution, such provision only is void; but this section shall not apply to the cases provided for i
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1614
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1614
A written instrument is presumptive evidence of a consideration.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1615
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1615
The burden of showing a want of consideration sufficient to support an instrument lies with the party seeking to invalidate or avoid it.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1619
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1619
A contract is either express or implied.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1620
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1620
An express contract is one, the terms of which are stated in words.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1621
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1621
An implied contract is one, the existence and terms of which are manifested by conduct.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1622
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1622
All contracts may be oral, except such as are specially required by statute to be in writing.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1623
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 1623
Where a contract, which is required by law to be in writing, is prevented from being put into writing by the fraud of a party thereto, any other party who is by such fraud led to believe that it is in writing, and acts upon such belief to his prejudice, may enforce it against the