California CodesCode of Civil Procedure - CCPPart 2 — Of Civil ActionsTitle 2 — Of the Time of Commencing Civil ActionsChapter 4 — General Provisions as to the Time of Commencing ActionsSection 355
If an action is commenced within the time prescribed therefor, and a judgment therein for the plaintiff be reversed on appeal other than on the merits, a new action may be commenced within one year after the reversal.
Notes
Allows a new action to be commenced within one year after reversal when the plaintiff timely commenced the original action and obtained a judgment that was reversed on appeal for a reason other than the merits. The one-year restart is unavailable when the appellate reversal was on the merits.
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