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 “‘Performance of an obligation for the delivery of money only, is called payment.’ [Citation.] Payment to a judgment creditor is governed by the cases and statutes which govern commercial transactions. [Citation.]” (Long v. Cuttle Construction Co., supra, 60 Cal.App.4th at p. 837.) The California Uniform Commercial Code section 3-310 is instructive. “Unless otherwise agreed, if a certified check, cashier's check, or teller's check is taken for an obligation, the obligation is discharged to the same extent discharge would result if an amount of money equal to the amount of the instrument were taken in payment of the obligation.” (Cal. U. Com. Code, ...