That is certain which can be made certain.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3538
MAXIMS OF JURISPRUDENCE
Applied in 27 court decisions — leading case Beverage v. Canton Placer Mining Co. (1955)
Most recently applied in 168 Cal. App. 4th 1436 - Starbucks Corp. v. Superior Court (December 2008)
Enacted 1872.
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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.