Purpose & Scope
This book explains the full development of tracing doctrine in California, covering all three volumes as a single, unified work. It shows how trial and appellate courts-built tracing rules step by step to resolve disputes involving commingled assets. The focus is on how legal principles were formed, tested, and clarified through real cases.
Rather than addressing one era in isolation, the book presents the complete framework of tracing doctrine, from its early foundations to modern presumptions. It explains why current tracing rules exist and how courts apply them today. The purpose is to give readers a clear, structured understanding of tracing as a complete legal system, not as separate historical parts.
