The law respects form less than substance.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3528
MAXIMS OF JURISPRUDENCE
Applied in 77 court decisions — leading case 70 Cal. 2d 150 - Callnon v. Winrott (1969)
Most recently applied in Mcgovern v. U.S. Bank N.A. (January 2019)
Enacted 1872.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.