Evidence Code section 639

A judgment, when not conclusive, is presumed to correctly determine or set forth the rights of the parties, but there is no presumption that the facts essential to the judgment have been correctly determined.

Source: Section 639, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID§ionNum=639. (updated Jan. 1, 1965; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/evidence_code_section_639

Original Source: Section 639, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID§ionNum=639. (last accessed May 12, 2025).