California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2772

Indemnity is a contract by which one engages to save another from a legal consequence of the conduct of one of the parties, or of some other person.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 2772 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-4-obligations-arising-from-particular-transactions/title-12-indemnity/section-2772

Other sections in Title 12 - INDEMNITY

§ 2772§ 2774§ 2775§ 2776§ 2777§ 2778§ 2779§ 2782§ 2782.05§ 2782.1§ 2782.2§ 2782.5§ 2782.6§ 2782.8§ 2782.9§ 2782.95§ 2782.96§ 2783§ 2784§ 2784.5

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