California Statutes
§ 1477. — 1477. (Enacted 1872.)
California § 1477.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 3.DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS
Title4.
Part 1.TITLE 4. EXTINCTION OF OBLIGATIONS
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Performance [1473. - [1479.]]
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Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 1477. (2026).
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A partial performance of an indivisible obligation extinguishes a corresponding proportion thereof, if the benefit of such performance is voluntarily retained by the creditor, but not otherwise. If such partial performance is of such a nature that the creditor cannot avoid retaining it without injuring his own property, his retention thereof is not presumed to be voluntary.
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Enacted 1872.
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