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Civil Code § 1611

CHAPTER 5. Consideration

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 1611Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

When a contract does not determine the amount of the consideration, nor the method by which it is to be ascertained, or when it leaves the amount thereof to the discretion of an interested party, the consideration must be so much money as the object of the contract is reasonably worth.