Section 1531.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1531.
in effectNovation is made:
1.
By the substitution of a new obligation between the same parties, with intent to extinguish the old obligation;
2.
By the substitution of a new debtor in place of the old one, with intent to release the latter; or,
3.
By the substitution of a new creditor in place of the old one, with intent to transfer the rights of the latter to the former.
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