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Oral contract · California

For Oral contract · California, limitation period is Within two years; section is 339; how the statute describes it is An action upon a contract, obligation or liability not founded upon an instrument of writing, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

Type of claim
Oral contract our reading
State
California verified
Limitation period
Within two years verified
How the statute describes it
An action upon a contract, obligation or liability not founded upon an instrument of writing verified
Section
339 verified
Sourceleginfo.legislature.ca.gov
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What the source says

339. Within two years: 1. An action upon a contract, obligation or liability not founded upon an instrument of writing, except as provided in Section 2725 of the Commercial Code or subdivision 2 of Section 337 of this code;

leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25

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