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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 1301

  • UIDca_leginfo_codes:evid-1301
  • CitationEvidence Code - EVID - EVID § 1301
  • Court / bodyCalifornia Legislative Counsel
  • Decision dateN/A
  • CollectionPUBINFO_2025
  • SourceOriginal

Summary

Evidence of a final judgment is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered by the judgment debtor to prove any fact which was essential to the judgment in an action in which he seeks to: (a) Recover partial or total indemnity or exoneration for money paid or liability

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Evidence of a final judgment is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered by the judgment debtor to prove any fact which was essential to the judgment in an action in which he seeks to:
(a)
Recover partial or total indemnity or exoneration for money paid or liability incurred because of the judgment;
(b)
Enforce a warranty to protect the judgment debtor against the liability determined by the judgment; or
(c)
Recover damages for breach of warranty substantially the same as the warranty determined by the judgment to have been breached.

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  • #1 | Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 1301

    Evidence of a final judgment is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered by the judgment debtor to prove any fact which was essential to the judgment in an action in which he seeks to: (a) Recover partial or total indemnity or exoneration for money paid or liability incurred because of the judgment; (…