Code Civ. Proc., § 490.040 · Chapter 10. Liability for Wrongful Attachment
Code Civ. Proc., § 490.040
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The amount of any recovery for wrongful attachment shall be offset insofar as possible against any unsatisfied amounts owed to the plaintiff by the defendant on the judgment in the action for which wrongful attachment damages are awarded.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1516.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=490.040.
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