CA Civ Code Section 1577


Mistake of fact is a mistake, not caused by the neglect of a legal duty on the part of the person making the mistake, and consisting in: 1.An unconscious ignorance or forgetfulness of a fact past or present, material to the contract; or, 2.Belief in the present existence of a thing material to the contract, which does not exist, or in the past existence of such a thing, which has not existed.
Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

§ 1577’s source at ca​.gov