Damages may be awarded, in a judicial proceeding, for detriment resulting after the commencement thereof, or certain to result in the future.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3283
General Principles
Applied in 67 court decisions — leading case 1 Cal. 3d 586 - United States Liability Insurance v. Haidinger-Hayes, Inc. (1970)
Most recently applied in 238 Cal. Rptr. 3d 809 - Williams v. Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack of Cal. (August 2018)
Enacted 1872.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.