California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Cohen v. Superior Court In and For City and County of San Francisco, 248 Cal.App.2d 551, 56 Cal.Rptr. 813 (Cal. App. 1967):
2 Petitioner also relied below, and relies herein, on the provision of section 1062a of the Code of Civil Procedure which gives precedence to an action for declaratory relief. The conclusions expressed herein render it unnecessary to consider this point, but it is noted that where it is alleged that an actual breach of an agreement exists, a plaintiff cannot obtain preference on the calendar by instituting an action as one for declaratory relief. (See Kessloff v. Pearson (1951) 37 Cal.2d 609, 613--614, 233 P.2d 899.)
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