Where an instrument is evidence of different rights or obligations, it may be canceled in part, and allowed to stand for the residue.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3414
Cancellation of Instruments
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Reina v. Erassarret (1949)
Most recently applied in Reina v. Erassarret (March 1949)
Enacted 1872.
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