Section 1606.

CA Civ Code § 1606 (2019) (N/A)
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An existing legal obligation resting upon the promisor, or a moral obligation originating in some benefit conferred upon the promisor, or prejudice suffered by the promisee, is also a good consideration for a promise, to an extent corresponding with the extent of the obligation, but no further or otherwise.

(Enacted 1872.)