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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 588
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§ 588 Issues arise upon the pleadings when a fact or a conclusion of law is maintained by the one party and is controverted by the other.
Part 2: Of Civil Actions | Title 8: Of the Trial and Judgment in Civil Actions | Chapter 3: Issues—The Mode of Trial and Postponements
Rule Text
Issues arise upon the pleadings when a fact or a conclusion of law is maintained by the one party and is controverted by the other. They are of two kinds:
1. Of law; and,
2. Of fact.
Amendment history: Enacted 1872.