1 Summary of California Law (10th), Contracts

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<d1.o n="I. ">INTRODUCTION

<d2.o n="A. ">Nature of Contract.

<d3.o n="1. ">Definitions.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="1] ">Contract.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="2] ">Related Terms.

<d3.o n="2. ">Elements.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="3] ">In General.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="4] ">Parties.

<d3.o n="3. " sec="5] ">Other Transactions or Relationships Distinguished.

<d2.o n="B. ">Modern Law of Contract.

<d3.o n="1. " sec="6] ">Restatement.

<d3.o n="2. " sec="7] ">Texts and Practice Works.

<d3.o n="3. " sec="8] ">BAJI Instructions.

<d3.o n="4. " sec="9] ">CACI Instructions.

<d3.o n="5. " sec="10] ">New Theories.

<d2.o n="C. ">Electronic Transactions.

<d3.o n="1. ">In General.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="11] ">Uniform Act.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="12] ">Construction.

<d4.o n="(c) " sec="13] ">Definitions.

<d4.o n="(d) " sec="14] ">Applicability.

<d4.o n="(e) " sec="15] ">Attribution of Electronic Record or Signature.

<d4.o n="(f) " sec="16] ">Change or Error in Electronic Record.

<d4.o n="(g) " sec="17] ">Sending and Receiving Records.

<d3.o n="2. ">Agreement and Legal Effect.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="18] ">Agreement To Transact Electronically.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="19] ">Legal Effect or Enforceability of Electronic Record, Signature, or Contract.

<d4.o n="(c) " sec="20] ">Automated Transactions.

<d3.o n="3. ">Electronic Satisfaction.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="21] "> Requirement of Writing.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="22] "> Requirement of Notarization and Signature Under Penalty of Perjury.

<d4.o n="(c) " sec="23] "> Requirement To Retain Records.

<d3.o n="4. " sec="24] ">Notice of Right To Cancel.

<d1.o n="II. ">CAPACITY OF PARTIES.

<d2.o n="A. " sec="25] ">General Rule.

<d2.o n="B. ">Minors.

<d3.o n="1. ">Who Are Minors.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="26] ">Age of Majority: 18 years.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="27] ">Misrepresentation of Age.

<d3.o n="2. ">Void Contracts.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="28 ] ">Delegation of Power.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="29] ">Contract Relating to Real Property.

<d4.o n="(c) " sec="30] ">Other Void Contracts.

<d3.o n="3. ">Voidable Contracts.

<d4.o n="(a) ">Disaffirmance.

<d5.o n="(1) " sec="31] ">Statutory Right and Methods.

<d5.o n="(2) " sec="32] ">No Need To Restore Consideration.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="33] ">No Recovery From Bona Fide Purchaser.

<d3.o n="4. ">Binding Contracts.

<d4.o n="(a) ">Contracts Authorized by Statute.

<d5.o n="(1) " sec="34] ">Contract for Necessaries.

<d5.o n="(2) " sec="35] ">Contract for Attorneys''&apos; Fees.

<d5.o n="(3) ">Contracts of Creative Artist, Entertainer, or Athlete.

<d6.o n="(aa) " sec="36] ">Scope of Statute.

<d6.o n="(bb) " sec="37] ">Court Approval.

<d5.o n="(4) ">Contracts for Medical or Dental Care.

<d6.o n="(aa) " sec="38] ">Nature of Statutes.

<d6.o n="(bb) " sec="39] ">Unwed Pregnant Minors.

<d6.o n="(cc) " sec="40] ">Married Minors.

<d6.o n="(dd) " sec="41] ">Minors in Military Service.

<d6.o n="(ee) " sec="42] ">Minors Exposed to Communicable Disease.

<d6.o n="(ff) " sec="43] ">Minor Raped or Sexually Assaulted.

<d6.o n="(gg) " sec="44] ">Minor With Drug or Alcohol Problem.

<d6.o n="(hh) " sec="45] ">Minor Needing Mental Health Treatment.

<d6.o n="(ii) " sec="46] ">Minor of 15 Living Apart.

<d5.o n="(5) " sec="47] ">Miscellaneous Contracts.

<d5.o n="(6) " sec="48] ">Emancipated Minors.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="49] ">Parent'&apos;s Agreement To Arbitrate.

<d2.o n="C. ">Persons of Unsound Mind.

<d3.o n="1. " sec="50] ">In General.

<d3.o n="2. " sec="51] ">Capacity To Contract.

<d3.o n="3. ">Void Contracts.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="52] ">Insanity Without Adjudication.

<d4.o n="(b) ">Adjudication of Insanity.

<d5.o n="(1) " sec="53] ">In General.

<d5.o n="(2) " sec="54] ">Conservatee.

<d3.o n="4. " sec="55] ">Voidable Contracts.

<d3.o n="5. ">Intoxication or Other Temporary Condition.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="56] ">Intoxication.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="57] ">Manic Depressive Psychosis.

<d2.o n="D. " sec="58] ">Persons Deprived of Civil Rights.

<d1.o n="III. ">CONFLICT OF LAWS.

<d2.o n="A. ">In General.

<d3.o n="1. " sec="59] ">Nature of Conflicts Rules.

<d3.o n="2. " sec="60] ">Earlier Strict Rules.

<d3.o n="3. " sec="61] ">Approach of Restatement 2d.

<d3.o n="4. " sec="62] ">California Follows Restatement 2d.

<d3.o n="5. " sec="63] ">Governmental Interest Approach.

<d2.o n="B. ">Validity and Effect of Contract.

<d3.o n="1. ">In General.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="64] ">Importance of Contacts.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="65] ">Rule of Validation.

<d3.o n="2. ">Law Chosen by Parties.

<d4.o n="(a) ">Modern View.

<d5.o n="(1) " sec="66] ">In General.

<d5.o n="(2) " sec="67] ">Commercial Code and Restatement 2d.

<d5.o n="(3) " sec="68] ">Distinction: Contracts Involving Transaction of $250,000 or Over.

<d4.o n="(b) ">Illustrations.

<d5.o n="(1) " sec="69] ">Usury.

<d5.o n="(2) " sec="70] ">Statute of Limitations.

<d5.o n="(3) " sec="71] ">Breach of Duties Under Contract.

<d5.o n="(4) " sec="72] ">Deficiency Judgment.

<d5.o n="(5) " sec="73] ">Unfair Competition or Restraint of Trade.

<d3.o n="3. ">Where No Choice Made.

<d4.o n="(a) ">Place of Contracting.

<d5.o n="(1) " sec="74] ">Significance of Factor.

<d5.o n="(2) " sec="75] ">What Constitutes Place of Contracting.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="76] ">Place of Performance.

<d4.o n="(c) " sec="77] ">Location of Subject Matter.

<d4.o n="(d