A refusal by a creditor to accept performance, made before an offer thereof, is equivalent to an offer and refusal, unless, before performance is actually due, he gives notice to the debtor of his willingness to accept it.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1515
Prevention of Performance or Offer
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 94 Cal. App. 2d 662 - Rose v. Hecht (1949)
Most recently applied in 185 Cal. App. 2d 688 - Beck v. Weather-Vane Corp. (October 1960)
Enacted 1872.
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