Civil Code section 1432

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.

Source: Section 1432, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1432. (updated Jan. 1, 1987; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_1432

Original Source: Section 1432, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1432. (last accessed May 12, 2025).