Code of Civil Procedure section 427.10

(a)

A plaintiff who in a complaint, alone or with coplaintiffs, alleges a cause of action against one or more defendants may unite with such cause any other causes which he has either alone or with any coplaintiffs against any of such defendants.

(b)

Causes of action may be joined in a cross-complaint in accordance with Section 428.10 and 428.30.

Source: Section 427.10, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=427.10. (updated Jan. 1, 1971; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_427.10

Original Source: Section 427.10, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=427.10. (last accessed May 12, 2025).