California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 639

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

A judgment, when not conclusive, is presumed to correctly determine or set forth the rights of the parties, but there is no presumption that the facts essential to the judgment have been correctly determined.

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Cal. Evid. Code § 639 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/evid/division-5-burden-of-proof-burden-of-producing-evidence-presumptions-and-inferences/chapter-3-presumptions-and-inferences/article-3-presumptions-affecting-the-burden-of-producing-evidence/section-639

Other sections in Article 3 - Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Producing Evidence

§ 630§ 631§ 632§ 633§ 634§ 635§ 636§ 637§ 638§ 639§ 640§ 641§ 642§ 643§ 644§ 645§ 645.1§ 646§ 647

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