Section 26.
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 26.
in effectAn 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.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026