Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427 - 3273.69]
( Heading of Division 3 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 14. ) PART 2. CONTRACTS [1549 - 1701]
( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 1. NATURE OF A CONTRACT [1549 - 1615]
( Title 1 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 3. Consent [1565 - 1590]
( Chapter 3 enacted 1872. ) 1578.
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.
(Enacted 1872.)