Code of Civil Procedure section 994

The issues formed may be tried as in other cases; but when the defendant denies, in his answer, any liability on the obligation upon which the judgment was rendered, if a verdict be found against him, it must be for not exceeding the amount remaining unsatisfied on such original judgment, with interest thereon.

Source: Section 994, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=994. (accessed Nov. 17, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_994

Original Source: Section 994, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=994. (last accessed May 12, 2025).