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OUJI-CIV No. 23.8
THE REQUIREMENT OF CONSIDERATION
THE REQUIREMENT OF CONSIDERATION
The law will enforce a promise only if the person to whom the promise was made
gave something of value or promised to give something of value in exchange for the
promise. This is the requirement of consideration.
If you find that [state what is claimed to be the consideration for the contract],
then you should find that the requirement of consider ation was satisfied, and you should
go on and decide the other issues in the case. Otherwise, you must find that there was no
contract.
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- 2026-08-23
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- 2026-08-23
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