California Civil Code CHAPTER 2 - Joint or Several Obligations

• Section 1430.
  An obligation imposed upon several persons, or a right created in favor of several persons, may be:1. Joint;2. Several; or,3. Joint and several.(Enacted 1872.)
• Section 1431.
  Joint LiabilityAn obligation imposed upon several persons, or a right created in favor of several persons, is presumed to be joint, and not several, except...
• Section 1431.1.
  Findings and Declaration of PurposeThe People of the State of California find and declare as follows:a) The legal doctrine of joint and several liability, also known...
• Section 1431.2.
  Several Liability for Non-economic Damages(a) In any action for personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death, based upon principles of comparative fault, the liability of each...
• Section 1431.3.
  Nothing contained in this measure is intended, in any way, to alter the law of immunity.(Added June 3, 1986, by initiative Proposition 51, Sec. 5....
• Section 1431.4.
  Amendment or Repeal of Measure.This measure may be amended or repealed by either of the procedures set forth in this section. If any portion of...
• Section 1431.5.
  Severability.If any provision of this measure, or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of...
• Section 1432.
  Except as provided in Section 877 of the Code of Civil Procedure, a party to a joint, or joint and several obligation, who satisfies more...

Last modified: October 22, 2018