California Statutes
§ 1550. — 1550. (Enacted 1872.)
California § 1550.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 3.DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS
Title1.
Part 2.TITLE 1. NATURE OF A CONTRACT
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Definition
This text of California § 1550. (1550. (Enacted 1872.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 1550. (2026).
Text
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.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Ting v. AT & T
182 F. Supp. 2d 902 (N.D. California, 2002)
MH Pillars Ltd. v. Realini
277 F. Supp. 3d 1077 (N.D. California, 2017)
ChromaDex, Inc. v. Elysium Health, Inc.
369 F. Supp. 3d 983 (C.D. California, 2019)
Ballard v. Equifax Check Services, Inc.
27 F. Supp. 2d 1201 (E.D. California, 1998)
Schaffer Family Investors, LLC v. Sonnier
120 F. Supp. 3d 1028 (C.D. California, 2015)
Disney Enters., Inc. v. Redbox Automated Retail, LLC
336 F. Supp. 3d 1146 (C.D. California, 2018)
Ennix v. Stanten
556 F. Supp. 2d 1073 (N.D. California, 2008)
O'Brien v. Xpo CNW, Inc.
362 F. Supp. 3d 778 (N.D. California, 2018)
Lansdown v. Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC
(N.D. California, 2023)
Cleveland v. Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd
(S.D. California, 2021)
Hernandez v. AFSCME California
(E.D. California, 2019)
(PC) Pittman v. Kamen
(E.D. California, 2021)
Holman v. Bath & Body Works, LLC
(E.D. California, 2021)
United Studios of Self Defense, Inc. v. Kristopher Rinehart
(C.D. California, 2019)
Halks v. Kindley
(S.D. California, 2025)
Singh v. Batteries Plus, L.L.C.
(E.D. California, 2024)
Garcia v. Central Coast Restaurants, Inc.
(N.D. California, 2019)
Williams v. Eaze Solutions, Inc.
(N.D. California, 2019)
Ashirwad v. Charter Communications, LLC
(S.D. California, 2023)
L1 Technologies, Inc. v. Chekanov
(S.D. California, 2023)
Legislative History
Enacted 1872.
Nearby Sections
2
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
California § 1550., Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ca/CIV/1550..