Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1427. Section 1427.
An obligation is a legal duty, by which a person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing.
TITLE 1. DEFINITION OF OBLIGATIONS [1427. - [1428.]]
Cal. Civil Code - CIV 1.
in effectCal. Civil Code - CIV § [1428.] Section [1428.]
Section Fourteen Hundred and Twenty-eight. An obligation arises either from:
One—The contract of the parties; or,
Two—The operation of law. An obligation arising from operation of law may be enforced in the manner provided by law, or by civil action or proceeding.
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