Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427 - 3273.69]
( Heading of Division 3 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 14. ) PART 2. CONTRACTS [1549 - 1701]
( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 5. EXTINCTION OF CONTRACTS [1682 - 1701]
( Title 5 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 3. Modification and Cancellation [1697 - 1701]
( Heading of Chapter 3 amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 109. ) 1699.
The destruction or cancellation of a written contract, or of the signature of the parties liable thereon, with intent to extinguish the obligation thereof, extinguishes it as to all the parties consenting to the act.
(Enacted 1872.)