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Code of Civil Procedure § 428.80

ARTICLE 4. Cross-Complaints

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 428.80Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 244.

The counterclaim is abolished. Any cause of action that formerly was asserted by a counterclaim shall be asserted by a cross-complaint. Where any statute refers to asserting a cause of action as a counterclaim, such cause shall be asserted as a cross-complaint. The erroneous designation of a pleading as a counterclaim shall not affect its validity, but such pleading shall be deemed to be a cross-complaint.