Earlier editions: 2020-112018-112026-09
PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS 307-1062.34›TITLE 6. OF THE PLEADINGS IN CIVIL ACTIONS 420-475›CHAPTER 2. Pleadings Demanding Relief 425.10-429.30›ARTICLE 4. Cross-Complaints 428.10-428.80
§ 428.20
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
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.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 244.)
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