CHAPTER 3. Modification and Cancellation

Heading of Chapter 3 amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 109.

§§ 1697–1701 · 5 sections

• § 1697 A contract not in writing may be modified in any respect by consent of the parties, in writing, without a new consideration, and is extinguished thereby to the…
• § 1698 (a) A contract in writing may be modified by a contract in writing. (b) A contract in writing may be modified by an oral agreement to the extent that the oral…
• § 1699 The destruction or cancellation of a written contract, or of the signature of the parties liable thereon, with intent to extinguish the obligation thereof,…
• § 1700 The intentional destruction, cancellation, or material alteration of a written contract, by a party entitled to any benefit under it, or with his consent,…
• § 1701 Where a contract is executed in duplicate, an alteration or destruction of one copy, while the other exists, is not within the provisions of the last section.