{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1550","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1550","heading":"","body":"It is essential to the existence of a contract that there should be:\n1. Parties capable of contracting;\n2. Their consent;\n3. A lawful object; and,\n4. A sufficient cause or consideration.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 2. CONTRACTS [1549. - 1701.]","TITLE 1. NATURE OF A CONTRACT [1549. - 1615.]","CHAPTER 1. Definition [1549. - 1550.5.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"9a216e77db6dbff297de434fc1110c3f4b0dd0602dcff3dd906626a3f86600b5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1549","next":"us-ca/civ-1550.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}