California Statutes

§ 1578. — 1578. (Enacted 1872.)

California·Code CIV Civil Code - CIV·Div. 3. DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS·Title 1.·Part 2. TITLE 1. NATURE OF A CONTRACT·Ch. 3. CHAPTER 3. Consent

Mistake of law constitutes a mistake, within the meaning of this Article, only when it arises from:

1.A misapprehension of the law by all parties, all supposing that they knew and understood it, and all making substantially the same mistake as to the law; or,
2.A misapprehension of the law by one party, of which the others are aware at the time of contracting, but which they do not rectify.

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Legislative History

Enacted 1872.
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