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