A person who exercises acts of ownership over property is presumed to be the owner of it.
Cal. Evid. Code § 638
Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Producing Evidence
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 194 Cal. App. 3d 1306 - Colvin v. Southern California Edison Co. (1987)
Most recently applied in Meoli v. Huntington National Bank (In Re Teleservices Group, Inc.) (March 2012)
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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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.