Code Civ. Proc., § 609 · Article 2. Conduct of the Trial
Code Civ. Proc., § 609
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Where either party asks special instructions to be given to the jury, the Court must either give such instruction, as requested, or refuse to do so, or give the instruction with a modification, in such manner that it may distinctly appear what instructions were given in whole or in part.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted 1872.
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