California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 2 — Contracts, Title 1 — Nature of a Contract, Chapter 3 — Consent, Section 1576
Mistake may be either of fact or law.
Notes
Defines mistake as either a mistake of fact or a mistake of law. The provision creates the two statutory categories of mistake, with the surrounding rules separately describing what qualifies as each type for purposes of consent and contract validity.
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