Code Civ. Proc., § 578 · Chapter 1. Judgment in General
Code Civ. Proc., § 578
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Judgment may be given for or against one or more of several plaintiffs, and for or against one or more of several defendants; and it may, when the justice of the case requires it, determine the ultimate rights of the parties on each side, as between themselves.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted 1872.
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