Nothing in this chapter limits the right to recover for damages caused by an attachment or protective order on any common law theory of recovery.

(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1516.)

Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 490.060

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.