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§ [1840.] — [1840.] (Amended by Code Amendments 1873-74, Ch. 612.)

California § [1840.]
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 3.DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS
Title3.
Part 4.TITLE 3. DEPOSIT
Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. Deposit for Keeping
Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [1833. - [1840.]]

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Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § [1840.] (2026).

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Section Eighteen Hundred and Forty. The liability of a depositary for negligence cannot exceed the amount which he is informed by the depositor, or has reason to suppose, the thing deposited to be worth.

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Amended by Code Amendments 1873-74, Ch. 612.
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