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 1. Definition [1549 - 1550.5]
( Chapter 1 enacted 1872. ) 1550.
It is essential to the existence of a contract that there should be:
1. Parties capable of contracting;
2. Their consent;
3. A lawful object; and,
4. A sufficient cause or consideration.
(Enacted 1872.)