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Cal. Evid. Code § 637
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§ 637 [Presumption of Ownership by Possession]
Division 5: Burden of Proof; Burden of Producing Evidence; Presumptions and Inferences | Chapter 3: Presumptions and Inferences | Article 3: Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Producing Evidence
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Rule Text
The things which a person possesses are presumed to be owned by him.
Amendment history: Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.