Cal. Evid. Code § 1301

Current through the 2023 Legislative Session.
Section 1301 - Indemnity or warranty claims by judgment debtor

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.

Ca. Evid. Code § 1301

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.