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Cal. Civ. Code § 1690 — Rescission

Cal. Civ. Code § 1690

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

A stipulation that errors of description shall not avoid a contract, or shall be the subject of compensation, or both, does not take away the right of rescission for fraud, nor for mistake, where such mistake is in a matter essential to the inducement of the contract, and is not capable of exact…

Citator

Cal. Civ. Code § 1690 — Rescission is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

A stipulation that errors of description shall not avoid a contract, or shall be the subject of compensation, or both, does not take away the right of rescission for fraud, nor for mistake, where such mistake is in a matter essential to the inducement of the contract, and is not capable of exact and entire compensation.