GroundRules
CIV § 1431
Where this section sits in the code
- Civil Code - CIV
- DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]
- PART 1. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL [1427. - 1543.]
- TITLE 2. INTERPRETATION OF OBLIGATIONS [1429. - 1451.]
- CHAPTER 2. Joint or Several Obligations [1430. - 1432.]
Joint Liability
An obligation imposed upon several persons, or a right created in favor of several persons, is presumed to be joint, and not several, except as provided in Section 1431.2, and except in the special cases mentioned in the title on the interpretation of contracts. This presumption, in the case of a right, can be overcome only by express words to the contrary.
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