California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 2 — Contracts, Title 1 — Nature of a Contract, Chapter 4 — Object of a Contract, Section 1595
The object of a contract is the thing which it is agreed, on the part of the party receiving the consideration, to do or not to do.
Notes
Defines the object of a contract as the thing the party receiving the consideration agrees to do or not to do. The contractual object therefore consists of the promised performance or forbearance owed in exchange for the consideration under the agreement.
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