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The Civil Code of California is a collection of statutes for the State of California. The code is made up of statutes which govern the general obligations and rights of persons within the jurisdiction of California.[1] It was based on a civil code originally prepared by David Dudley Field II in 1865 for the state of New York (but which was never enacted in that state).[2][3] It is one of the 29 California Codes and was among the first four enacted in 1872.
- ^ "California Civil Code § 4". California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ Reimann, Mathias (Winter 1989). "The Historical School Against Codification: Savigny, Carter, and the Defeat of the New York Civil Code". American Journal of Comparative Law. 37 (1): 95–119. JSTOR 840443.
- ^ Morriss, Andrew P. (April 1999). "Codification and Right Answers". Chicago-Kent Law Review. 74 (2): 355–391.