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DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS 3274-9566›PART 1. RELIEF 3274-3428›TITLE 3. SPECIFIC AND PREVENTIVE RELIEF 3366-3424›CHAPTER 2. Specific Relief 3375-3415›ARTICLE 6. Cancellation of Instruments 3412-3415

§ 3412

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

A written instrument, in respect to which there is a reasonable apprehension that if left outstanding it may cause serious injury to a person against whom it is void or voidable, may, upon his application, be so adjudged, and ordered to be delivered up or canceled.

(Enacted 1872.)

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