California Statutes
§ 291. — 291. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
California § 291.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code HNCHarbors and Navigation Code - HNC
Div. 2.DIVISION 2. NAVIGATION
Ch. 3.CHAPTER 3. Losses
Art. 2.ARTICLE 2. Liability
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Cal. Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC Code § 291. (2026).
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Damage to person or property arising from the failure of a vessel to observe any rule of Article 1 of this chapter, shall be deemed to have been occasioned by the wilful default of the person in charge of the deck at the time, unless the circumstances of the case made a departure from the rule necessary.
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Legislative History
Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.
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