Does a cause of action for equitable indemnity exist until the underlying loss is paid?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Min Maw Int'l, Inc. v. Fang, B272477 (Cal. App. 2018):
payment."]; Boyajian v. Ordoubadi (2010) 184 Cal.App.4th 1020, 1027 ["a cause of action for equitable indemnity does not exist until the underlying loss is paid."].)
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