{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"578","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 578","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 8. OF THE TRIAL AND JUDGMENT IN CIVIL ACTIONS [577. - 674.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Judgment in General [577. - 582.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-8/chapter-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Judgment may be given for or against one or more of several plaintiffs, and for or against one or more of several defendants; and it may, when the justice of the case requires it, determine the ultimate rights of the parties on each side, as between themselves.</p>","text":"Judgment may be given for or against one or more of several plaintiffs, and for or against one or more of several defendants; and it may, when the justice of the case requires it, determine the ultimate rights of the parties on each side, as between themselves.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/judgment-in-general-578","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}