Civ. Code, § 1476 · Chapter 1. Performance [1473. - [1479.]
Civ. Code, § 1476
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If a creditor, or any one of two or more joint creditors, at any time directs the debtor to perform his obligation in a particular manner, the obligation is extinguished by performance in that manner, even though the creditor does not receive the benefit of such performance.
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History
Enacted 1872.
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