{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1428","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § [1428.]","heading":"","body":"Section Fourteen Hundred and Twenty-eight. An obligation arises either from:\nOne—The contract of the parties; or,\nTwo—The operation of law. An obligation arising from operation of law may be enforced in the manner provided by law, or by civil action or proceeding.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 1. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL [1427. - 1543.]","TITLE 1. DEFINITION OF OBLIGATIONS [1427. - [1428.]]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ca98580925451711a0212770e003df4dbca232a61b3e02a8e5468f16fc5dc173","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1427","next":"us-ca/civ-1429"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}