A person having an estate in fee, in remainder or reversion, may maintain an action for any injury done to the inheritance, notwithstanding an intervening estate for life or years, and although, after its commission, his estate is transferred, and he has no interest in the property at the commencement of the action.
Cal. Civ. Code § 826
Incidents of Ownership
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 133 Cal. App. 3d 769 - Smith v. Cap Concrete, Inc. (1982)
Most recently applied in Dieterich International Truck Sales, Inc. v. J. S. & J. Services, Inc. (February 1992)
Enacted 1872.
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