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PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS 307-1062.20›TITLE 5. JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS 410.10-418.11›CHAPTER 1. Jurisdiction and Forum 410.10-410.70›ARTICLE 3. Jurisdiction in Action 410.50-410.70

§ 410.70

California Code of Civil Procedure · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

In an action against two or more persons who are jointly, jointly and severally, or severally liable on a contract, the court in which the action is pending has jurisdiction to proceed against such of the defendants as are served as if they were the only defendants.

(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1610.)

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