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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 26 — PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 26

Type
Statute
Source
California Code of Civil Procedure
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2018-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

An obligation is a legal duty, by which one person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing, and arises from either of the following:

Citator

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 26 — PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

An obligation is a legal duty, by which one person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing, and arises from either of the following:

(a) Contract.

(b) Operation of law.