Accepting payment of the whole principal, as such, waives all claim to interest.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3290
Interest as Damages
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case In Re Estate of Hubbell (1932)
Most recently applied in 152 Cal. App. 3d 785 - Kawasho International, U.S.A., Inc. v. Lakewood Pipe Service, Inc. (December 1983)
Enacted 1872.
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