{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-obligations-law-15-101","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Obligations Law § 15-101","heading":"Definitions","body":"§ 15-101. Definitions. In this title, unless otherwise expressly\nstated, \"obligation\" does not include a liability in tort; \"obligor\"\ndoes not include a person liable for a tort; \"obligee\" does not include\na person having a right based on a tort. \"Several obligors\" means\nobligors severally bound for the same performance.","path":["General Obligations Law","Article 15. Modification and Discharge of Obligations","Title 1. Discharge of Joint Obligors"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GOB/15-101","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"e5e7ee71198410dab1bb71ad4fafdcb90c93616306537f440f58d5ebb37e38f0","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-obligations-law-13-109","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-obligations-law-15-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}