An obligation is a legal duty, by which a person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1427
DEFINITION OF OBLIGATIONS [1427. - [1428.]]
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 7 Cal. 3d 94 - Barquis v. Merchants Collection Assn. (1972)
Most recently applied in 244 Cal. App. 4th 883 - AMCO Insurance v. All Solutions Insurance Agency, LLC (February 2016)
Enacted 1872.
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