What is the effect of a plaintiff's failure to join the action of the other party to the action?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Helling v. Lew, 104 Cal.Rptr. 789, 28 Cal.App.3d 434 (Cal. App. 1972):
2 The harsh results inherent in this rule are mitigated by the fact that a plaintiff who knows of other heirs and fails to join them is liable for the resulting damage. (Watkins v. Nutting, supra, 17 Cal.2d at p. 499, 110 P.2d 384.)
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