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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

§ 1432

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

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 than his share of the claim against all, may require a proportionate contribution from all the parties joined with him.

(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 677, Sec. 1.)

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