{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1543","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1543","heading":"","body":"A release of one of two or more joint debtors does not extinguish the obligations of any of the others, unless they are mere guarantors; nor does it affect their right to contribution from him or her, except as provided in Section 877 of the Code of Civil Procedure.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 1. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL [1427. - 1543.]","TITLE 4. EXTINCTION OF OBLIGATIONS [1473. - 1543.]","CHAPTER 6. Release [1541. - 1543.]"],"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":"fa2bb959c2dce6a7a555841682b7de31b2c1b7130f84c5f6556481c5447cfb79","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1542.1","next":"us-ca/civ-1549"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}