A contract not in writing may be modified in any respect by consent of the parties, in writing, without a new consideration, and is extinguished thereby to the extent of the modification.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1697
Modification and Cancellation
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Sullivan v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance (1979)
Most recently applied in Kliff v. Hewlett Packard Co. (November 2008)
Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 109.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.