Cal. Evidence Code § 500 : California Evidence Code — Burden Of Proof; Burden Of Producing Evidence; Presumptions And Inferences — Burden Of Proof — General — Burden as to essential facts

Current through the 2016 Legislative Session

Except as otherwise provided by law, a party has the burden of proof as to each fact the existence or nonexistence of which is essential to the claim for relief or defense that he is asserting.