§ 1449

California Civil Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

If the party having the right of selection between alternative acts does not give notice of his selection to the other party within the time, if any, fixed by the obligation for that purpose, or, if none is so fixed, before the time at which the obligation ought to be performed, the right of selection passes to the other party.

(Enacted 1872.)

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