California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 4 — Maxims of Jurisprudence, Section 3525
Between rights otherwise equal, the earliest is preferred.
Notes
Establishes priority between otherwise equal rights by preferring the right that arose earliest. The rule applies only when the competing rights are otherwise equal and resolves that tie according to temporal priority, giving legal preference to the earlier right over a later right of equal standing.
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