{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1606","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1606","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["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.]"],"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":"2b5826649907b491db7e3d7fdeefcf5148751b581e4dc9197a87387ca24b034e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1605","next":"us-ca/civ-1607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}