California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1549

A contract is an agreement to do or not to do a certain thing.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1549 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-2-contracts/title-1-nature-of-a-contract/chapter-1-definition/section-1549

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Definition

§ 1549§ 1550§ 1550.5

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