{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"3422","citation":"Civ. Code, ยง 3422","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 1. RELIEF [3274. - 3428.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 3. SPECIFIC AND PREVENTIVE RELIEF [3366. - 3424.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-1/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Preventive Relief [3420. - 3424.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-1/title-3/chapter-3"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"

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.

","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/preventive-relief-3422","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}