Section 318
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California Code › Code ccp › Part 2 › Title 2 › Chapter 2 › Section 318
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No action for the recovery of real property, or for the recovery of the possession thereof, can be maintained, unless it appear that the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor, or grantor, was seized or possessed of the property in question, within five years before the commencement of the action.
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