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Cal. Civil Code § 1474 (2026)

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Performance of an obligation, by one of several persons who are jointly liable under it, extinguishes the liability of all.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2023 · leading case: Great W. Bank v. Kong, 2001 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5313 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001).

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Great W. Bank v. Kong, 2001 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5313 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001). “2d 592 ]; Civ. Code, § 1474.) Therefore, no action can be maintained on the original debt.”

BII Fin. Co. v. U-States Forwarding Servs. Corp., 2002 A.M.C. 964 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002). “Civil Code section 1474 (“[p]erformance of an obligation, by one of several persons who are jointly liable under it, extinguishes the liability of all”), is not applicable because there is no showing that Jacobs & Turner performed the entire obligation, which performance is…”

Quality Wash Grp. V, Ltd. v. Hallak, 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8576 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996). “” Civil Code section 1474 provides, “Performance of an obligation, by one of several persons who are jointly liable under it, extinguishes the liability of all.”

Kensington Apt. Props., LLC v. Loanvest IX, L.P. (N.D. Cal. 2023). “See Cal. Civ. Code § 1474 ; Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center, 13 Cal.”

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