ARTICLE 1. Words and Phrases Defined

Article 1 added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 526.

§§ 511.010–511.100 · 10 sections

• § 511.010 Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 511.020 “Complaint” includes a cross-complaint.
• § 511.030 “Defendant” includes a cross-defendant.
• § 511.040 “Farm products” means crops or livestock or supplies used or produced in farming operations or products of crops or livestock in their unmanufactured states…
• § 511.050 “Inventory” means tangible personal property in the possession of a defendant who holds it for sale or lease or to be furnished under contracts of service.
• § 511.060 “Levying officer” means the sheriff or marshal who is directed to execute a writ of possession issued under this chapter.
• § 511.070 “Person” includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership or other unincorporated association, a limited liability company, and a public entity.
• § 511.080 “Plaintiff” means a person who files a complaint or cross-complaint.
• § 511.090 A claim has “probable validity” where it is more likely than not that the plaintiff will obtain a judgment against the defendant on that claim.
• § 511.100 “Public entity” includes the state, the Regents of the University of California, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other…