Cal. Civil Code § 1512 : Extinction Of Obligations — California Civil Code — Obligations — Prevention Of Performance Or Offer — Creditor preventing performance Date: 14 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session Section Fifteen Hundred and Twelve. If the performance of an obligation be prevented by the creditor, the debtor is entitled to all the benefits which he would have obtained if it had been performed by both parties. Ca. Civ. Code § 1512