Code Civ. Proc., § 992 · Chapter 1. Proceedings Against Joint Debtors
Code Civ. Proc., § 992
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Upon such summons, the defendant may answer within the time specified therein, denying the judgment, or setting up any defense which may have arisen subsequently; or he may deny his liability on the obligation upon which the judgment was recovered, by reason of any defense existing at the commencement of the action.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1907, Ch. 325.
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