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California Statutes

§ 318. — 318. (Enacted 1872.)

California § 318.
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Code CCPCode of Civil Procedure - CCP
Title2.
Part 2.TITLE 2. OF THE TIME OF COMMENCING CIVIL ACTIONS
Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. The Time of Commencing Actions for the Recovery of Real Property

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Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP Code § 318. (2026).

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No action for the recovery of real property, or for the recovery of the possession thereof, can be maintained, unless it appear that the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor, or grantor, was seized or possessed of the property in question, within five years before the commencement of the action.

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Enacted 1872.
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