California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 3432

A debtor may pay one creditor in preference to another, or may give to one creditor security for the payment of his demand in preference to another.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 3432 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-4-general-provisions/part-2-special-relations-of-debtor-and-creditor/title-1-general-principles/section-3432

Other sections in Title 1 - GENERAL PRINCIPLES

§ 3429§ 3430§ 3431§ 3432§ 3433§ 3434

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