PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS 307-1062.20›TITLE 10. ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES 725a-871.7›CHAPTER 3. Actions for the Recovery of Real Property, and Other Provisions Relating to Actions Concerning Real Property 740-749.5
§ 740
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
In an action for the recovery of property, where the plaintiff shows a right to recover at the time the action was commenced, but it appears that his right has terminated during the pendency of the action, the verdict and judgment must be according to the fact, and the plaintiff may recover damages for withholding the property.
(Amended by Stats. 1907, Ch. 363.)
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