Statute · California Civil Code
Cal. Civ. Code § 1700 — Modification and Cancellation
Cal. Civ. Code § 1700
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Civil Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
The intentional destruction, cancellation, or material alteration of a written contract, by a party entitled to any benefit under it, or with his consent, extinguishes all the executory obligations of the contract in his favor, against parties who do not consent to the act.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Code § 1700 — Modification and Cancellation is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The intentional destruction, cancellation, or material alteration of a written contract, by a party entitled to any benefit under it, or with his consent, extinguishes all the executory obligations of the contract in his favor, against parties who do not consent to the act.