California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1478

Performance of an obligation for the delivery of money only, is called payment.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1478 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-1-obligations-in-general/title-4-extinction-of-obligations/chapter-1-performance/section-1478

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Performance

§ 1473§ 1474§ 1475§ 1476§ 1477§ 1478

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