How much damages can a plaintiff plead in a personal injury action?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Sass v. Cohen, 10 Cal.5th 861, 272 Cal.Rptr.3d 836, 477 P.3d 557 (Cal. 2020):

but, according to his information and belief, charges that the full amount thereof equals in the aggregate sixty-five thousand dollars, or thereabouts "]; Brea v. McGlashan (1934) 3 Cal.App.2d 454, 458459, 39 P.2d 877 [describing similar pleading of a damages amount].)

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