Code Civ. Proc., § 426.10 · Article 2. Compulsory Cross-Complaints
Code Civ. Proc., § 426.10
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
As used in this article:
(a) “Complaint” means a complaint or cross-complaint.
(b) “Plaintiff” means a person who files a complaint or cross-complaint.
(c) “Related cause of action” means a cause of action which arises out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences as the cause of action which the plaintiff alleges in his complaint.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 244.
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=426.10.
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