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DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS 3274-9566›PART 1. RELIEF 3274-3428›TITLE 3. SPECIFIC AND PREVENTIVE RELIEF 3366-3424›CHAPTER 3. Preventive Relief 3420-3424

§ 3422

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

Except where otherwise provided by this Title, a final injunction may be granted to prevent the breach of an obligation existing in favor of the applicant:

  1. Where pecuniary compensation would not afford adequate relief;

  2. Where it would be extremely difficult to ascertain the amount of compensation which would afford adequate relief;

  3. Where the restraint is necessary to prevent a multiplicity of judicial proceedings; or,

  4. Where the obligation arises from a trust.

(Enacted 1872.)

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