California CodesCode of Civil Procedure - CCPPreliminary ProvisionsSection 25
A civil action arises out of:
1. An obligation;
2. An injury.
Notes
Defines the sources of a civil action as either an obligation or an injury. The provision supplies only those two categories and does not define either term here, create a filing procedure, impose a deadline or monetary threshold, identify particular parties, establish an enforcement mechanism, or state an express exception to the classification.
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