Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1556. Section 1556.
All persons are capable of contracting, except minors, persons of unsound mind, and persons deprived of civil rights.
CHAPTER 2. Parties [1556. - 1559.]
Cal. Civil Code - CIV 2.
in effectCal. Civil Code - CIV § 1557. Section 1557.
(a)
The capacity of a minor to contract is governed by Division 11 (commencing with Section 6500) of the Family Code.
(b)
The capacity of a person of unsound mind to contract is governed by Part 1 (commencing with Section 38) of Division 1.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1558. Section 1558.
It is essential to the validity of a contract, not only that the parties should exist, but that it should be possible to identify them.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1559. Section 1559.
A contract, made expressly for the benefit of a third person, may be enforced by him at any time before the parties thereto rescind it.
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