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Cal. Civil Code § 19 (2026)

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Every person who has actual notice of circumstances sufficient to put a prudent person upon inquiry as to a particular fact has constructive notice of the fact itself in all cases in which, by prosecuting such inquiry, he or she might have learned that fact.

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Cited in 89 cases (13 in the last 5 years), 1945–2026 · leading case: Fjeldsted v. Lien (In Re Fjeldsted), 293 B.R. 12 (9th Cir. BAP 2003).
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Fjeldsted v. Lien (In Re Fjeldsted), 293 B.R. 12 (9th Cir. BAP 2003). · cites it 3× “Resolution of this issue turns on California Civil Code § 19. See Robertson v.”
Gregg v. Cloney, 2001 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6925 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “2d 295 ]; Civ. Code, § 19; 5 Miller & Starr, Cal. Real Estate (3d ed.”
Baxter v. Cal. State Teachers' Ret. Sys., 227 Cal. Rptr. 3d 37 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2017). “" ( Civ. Code, § 19.) Charging CalSTRS here, as claimant, with knowledge of an overpayment based upon inquiry notice where the entity, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have discovered it, is entirely proper.”
E-Fab, Inc. v. Accountants, Inc. Servs., 64 Cal. Rptr. 3d 9 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007). “(Civ. Code, § 19; see Hobart v. Hobart Estate Co.”
Deveny v. Entropin, Inc., 2006 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3891 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006). “2d 958 ] [“when the facts are susceptible to opposing inferences, whether ‘a party has notice of “circumstances sufficient to put a prudent man upon inquiry as to a particular fact,” and whether “by prosecuting such inquiry, he might have learned such fact” (Civ. Code, § 19),…”
Alfaro v. Cmty. Hous. Improvement Sys. & Plan. Assn., Inc., 171 Cal. App. 4th 1356 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009). “” (Civ. Code, § 19; see Pacific Trust Co. TTEE v.”
Zissler v. Saville, 240 Cal. Rptr. 3d 590 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2018). “" ( Civ. Code, § 19.) Before the purchase, Kristi Lupoli told him that the easement "had been used for gardening.”
Siegel v. Boston (In Re Sale Guar. Corp.), 220 B.R. 660 (9th Cir. BAP 1998). · cites it 2× “California Civil Code section 19 provides: "Every person who has actual notice of circumstances sufficient to put a prudent man upon inquiry as to a particular fact, has constructive notice of the fact itself in all cases in which, by prosecuting such inquiry, he might have…”
Bank One Texas, N.A. v. Pollack, 94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3149 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “(Civ. Code, § 19.) There is no evidence respondent actually was aware in April and May 1990 of the judgment lien against Pollack.”
Yuba City Unified Sch. Dist. v. Cal. State Teachers' Ret. Sys., 227 Cal. Rptr. 3d 130 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2017). “Furthermore, as other courts construing "discovery" to include inquiry notice have observed, our conclusion is consistent with Civil Code section 19, which reads: "Every person who has actual notice of circumstances sufficient to put a prudent man upon inquiry as to a particular…”
Saliter v. Pierce Bros. Mortuaries, 81 Cal. App. 3d 292 (Cal. Ct. App. 1978). “(Civ. Code, § 19.) In applying this principle to the material facts three questions become apparent.”
Hobart v. Hobart Est. Co., 159 P.2d 958 (Cal. 1945). “The court there said that when the facts are susceptible to opposing inferences, whether “a party has notice of ‘circumstances sufficient to put a prudent man upon inquiry as to a particular fact,’ and whether ‘by prosecuting such inquiry, he might have learned such fact’ (Civ.…”
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