DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS 3274-9566›PART 2. SPECIAL RELATIONS OF DEBTOR AND CREDITOR 3429-3449›TITLE 1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES 3429-3434

§ 3432

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

A debtor may pay one creditor in preference to another, or may give to one creditor security for the payment of his demand in preference to another.

(Enacted 1872.)

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