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Cal. Civ. Code § 1659 — INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS

Cal. Civ. Code § 1659

Type
Statute
Source
California Civil Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

Where all the parties who unite in a promise receive some benefit from the consideration, whether past or present, their promise is presumed to be joint and several.

Citator

Cal. Civ. Code § 1659 — INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

Where all the parties who unite in a promise receive some benefit from the consideration, whether past or present, their promise is presumed to be joint and several.