The following excerpt is from Joe Hand Promotions Inc v. Alvarado, Case No.: 1:10-cv-00907 LJO JLT (E.D. Cal. 2011):
Generally, an action for indemnity accrues when payment has been made upon the underlying claim. Valley Circle Estates v. VTN Consol., 33 Cal.3d 604, 611, 189 Cal.Rptr. 871, 659 P.2d 1160 (1983) ("The indemnity action... accrues at the time the tort defendant pays a judgment or
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