California CodesCivil CodeDivision 3 - OBLIGATIONSPart 2 - CONTRACTSTitle 1 - NATURE OF A CONTRACTChapter 4 - Object of a Contract§ 1597§ 1597Everything is deemed possible except that which is impossible in the nature of things.Cite this sectionCal. Civ. Code § 1597 (2026)Copyhttps://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-2-contracts/title-1-nature-of-a-contract/chapter-4-object-of-a-contract/section-1597CopyOther sections in Chapter 4 - Object of a Contract§ 1595§ 1596§ 1597§ 1598§ 1599← § 1596§ 1598 →