Civ. Code, § [1428.] · Title 1. DEFINITION OF OBLIGATIONS [1427. - [1428.]
Civ. Code, § [1428.]
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Section Fourteen Hundred and Twenty-eight. An obligation arises either from:
One—The contract of the parties; or,
Two—The operation of law. An obligation arising from operation of law may be enforced in the manner provided by law, or by civil action or proceeding.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Code Amendments 1873-74, Ch. 612.
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