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Civil Code § 3359

ARTICLE 4. General Provisions

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 3359Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

Damages must, in all cases, be reasonable, and where an obligation of any kind appears to create a right to unconscionable and grossly oppressive damages, contrary to substantial justice, no more than reasonable damages can be recovered.