Civil Code section 2772

Indemnity is a contract by which one engages to save another from a legal consequence of the conduct of one of the parties, or of some other person.

Source: Section 2772, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=2772. (accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_2772

Original Source: Section 2772, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=2772. (last accessed May 12, 2025).