Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 3366. Section 3366.
Specific or preventive relief may be given as provided by the laws of this state.
CHAPTER 1. General Principles [3366. - 3369.]
Cal. Civil Code - CIV 1.
in effectCal. Civil Code - CIV § 3367. Section 3367.
Specific relief is given:
1.
By taking possession of a thing, and delivering it to a claimant;
2.
By compelling a party himself to do that which ought to be done; or,
3.
By declaring and determining the rights of parties, otherwise than by an award of damages.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 3368. Section 3368.
Preventive relief is given by prohibiting a party from doing that which ought not to be done.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 3369. Section 3369.
Neither specific nor preventive relief can be granted to enforce a penalty or forfeiture in any case, nor to enforce a penal law, except in a case of nuisance or as otherwise provided by law.
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