BlackletterCalifornia law

Civil Code § 1610

CHAPTER 5. Consideration

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 1610Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

When a consideration is executory, it is not indispensable that the contract should specify its amount or the means of ascertaining it. It may be left to the decision of a third person, or regulated by any specified standard.