California Statutes
§ 1657. — 1657. (Enacted 1872.)
California § 1657.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 3.DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS
Title3.
Part 2.TITLE 3. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS
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Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 1657. (2026).
Text
If no time is specified for the performance of an act required to be performed, a reasonable time is allowed. If the act is in its nature capable of being done instantly—as, for example, if it consists in the payment of money only—it must be performed immediately upon the thing to be done being exactly ascertained.
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Legislative History
Enacted 1872.
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