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Cal. Civil Code § 1432 (2026)

Joint or Several Obligations

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Except as provided in Section 877 of the Code of Civil Procedure, a party to a joint, or joint and several obligation, who satisfies more than his share of the claim against all, may require a proportionate contribution from all the parties joined with him.

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Cited in 32 cases (13 in the last 5 years), 1956–2025 · leading case: Fireman's Fund Ins. v. Maryland Cas. Co., 65 Cal. App. 4th 1279 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998).
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Fireman's Fund Ins. v. Maryland Cas. Co., 65 Cal. App. 4th 1279 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “Equitable contribution permits reimbursement to the insurer that paid on the loss for the excess it paid over its proportionate share of the obligation, on the theory that the debt it paid was equally and concurrently owed by the other insurers and should be shared by them pro…”
Tesoro Ref. & Mktg. Co. v. City of Long Beach, 334 F. Supp. 3d 1031 (C.D. Cal. 2017). “( See Getty Opp'n at 18 (arguing that California Civil Code section 1432 -the equitable contribution statute-is implicated by Plaintiffs' equitable indemnity claim).”
Morgan Creek Residential v. Kemp, 153 Cal. App. 4th 675 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007). “General Legal Principles Civil Code section 1432 provides: “Except as provided in Section 877 [effect of release, dismissal, or covenant not to sue] of the Code of Civil Procedure, a party to a joint, or joint and several obligation, who satisfies more than his share of the…”
Expressions at Rancho Niguel Ass'n v. Ahmanson Developments, Inc., 86 Cal. App. 4th 1135 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001). “(Civ.Code, § 1432; Western Steamship Lines, Inc.”
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. v. Superior Court, 202 Cal. App. 4th 24 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011). “These obligations are neither “joint” nor “joint and several” and, therefore, do not give rise to any right of contribution (Civ. Code, § 1432) because no defendant can be ordered to pay more than the amount of damages attributable to its own breach.”
Union Pac. Corp. v. Wengert, 79 Cal. App. 4th 1444 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000). “Therefore, they could not have reasonably believed they were protecting their own interests when they purported to settle all the Carrolls’ claims.”
Murchison v. Murchison, 219 Cal. App. 2d 600 (Cal. Ct. App. 1963). · cites it 2× “Civil Code, section 1432, provides: “A party to a joint, or joint and several obligation, who satisfies more than his share of the claim against all, may require a proportionate contribution from all the parties joined with him.”
Rude v. Comm'r, 48 T.C. 165 (Tax Ct. 1967). “Under California Civil Code section 1432 , 4 petitioner also had a statutory right of contribution from Jack for his proportionate share of any assessment as joint obligor on that return.”
Sullins v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 729 F. Supp. 2d 1129 (N.D. Cal. 2010). “Therefore, summary judgment is granted in favor of Defendant on Plaintiffs’ claim for contribution under California Code of Civil Procedure § 875.”
Charles H. Alberding v. Everett S. M. Brunzell & Dana Brunzell, Charles H. Alberding v. Everett S. M. Brunzell & Dana Brunzell, 601 F.2d 474 (9th Cir. 1979). “Cal.Civ.Code § 1432. This right is not without its limitations, however, and a party may be barred from recovery.”
Team Enter., LLC v. W. Inv. Real Est. Trust, 721 F. Supp. 2d 898 (E.D. Cal. 2010). “California Civil Code section 1432 addresses contribution among joint obligors and provides that “a party to a joint, or joint and several obligation, who satisfies more than his share of the claim against all, may require a proportionate contribution from all the parties joined…”
Jans v. Nelson, 83 Cal. App. 4th 848 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000). “The Parties’ Proportionate Liability for Contribution Civil Code section 1432 provides that a party to a joint or joint and several obligation, “who satisfies more than his share of the claim against all, may require a proportionate contribution from all the parties joined with…”
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