What is the test for making a declaratory judgment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Venice Town Council, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, 47 Cal.App.4th 1547, 55 Cal.Rptr.2d 465 (Cal. App. 1996):
"The purpose of a declaratory judgment is to serve some practical end in quieting or stabilizing an uncertain or disputed jural relation. Another purpose is to liquidate doubts with respect to uncertainties or controversies which might otherwise result in subsequent litigation. ...." (Bess v. Park (1955) 132 Cal.App.2d 49, 52, 281 P.2d 556, internal citations and quotation marks omitted.)
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