California § 428.20. 428.20. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 244.)

California Statutes

§ 428.20. — 428.20. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 244.)

California § 428.20.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code CCPCode of Civil Procedure - CCP

Title6.

Part 2.TITLE 6. OF THE PLEADINGS IN CIVIL ACTIONS

Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. Pleadings Demanding Relief

Art. 4.ARTICLE 4. Cross-Complaints

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Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP Code § 428.20. (2026).

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When a person files a cross-complaint as authorized by Section 428.10, he may join any person as a cross-complainant or cross-defendant, whether or not such person is already a party to the action, if, had the cross-complaint been filed as an independent action, the joinder of that party would have been permitted by the statutes governing joinder of parties.

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