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 5. Consideration [1605 - 1615]
( Chapter 5 enacted 1872. ) 1606.
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.
(Enacted 1872.)