Statute · California Civil Code
Cal. Civ. Code § 1699 — Modification and Cancellation
Cal. Civ. Code § 1699
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Civil Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
The destruction or cancellation of a written contract, or of the signature of the parties liable thereon, with intent to extinguish the obligation thereof, extinguishes it as to all the parties consenting to the act.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Code § 1699 — Modification and Cancellation is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The destruction or cancellation of a written contract, or of the signature of the parties liable thereon, with intent to extinguish the obligation thereof, extinguishes it as to all the parties consenting to the act.