Statute · California Civil Code
Cal. Civ. Code § 2779 — INDEMNITY
Cal. Civ. Code § 2779
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Civil Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Where one, at the request of another, engages to answer in damages, whether liquidated or unliquidated, for any violation of duty on the part of the latter, he is entitled to be reimbursed in the same manner as a surety, for whatever he may pay.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Code § 2779 — INDEMNITY is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Where one, at the request of another, engages to answer in damages, whether liquidated or unliquidated, for any violation of duty on the part of the latter, he is entitled to be reimbursed in the same manner as a surety, for whatever he may pay.