California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 490.040

Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1516.

The amount of any recovery for wrongful attachment shall be offset insofar as possible against any unsatisfied amounts owed to the plaintiff by the defendant on the judgment in the action for which wrongful attachment damages are awarded.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 490.040 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-2-of-civil-actions/title-6-5-attachment/chapter-10-liability-for-wrongful-attachment/section-490.040

Other sections in Chapter 10 - Liability for Wrongful Attachment

§ 490.010§ 490.020§ 490.040§ 490.060

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