GroundRules
CIV § 1606
Where this section sits in the code
- Civil Code - CIV
- DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]
- PART 2. CONTRACTS [1549. - 1701.]
- TITLE 1. NATURE OF A CONTRACT [1549. - 1615.]
- CHAPTER 5. Consideration [1605. - 1615.]
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, but no further or otherwise.
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