§ 531. — 531. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.)

California § 531.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code INS: Insurance Code - INS
• Div. 1.: DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE
• Part 1.: PART 1. THE CONTRACT
• Ch. 6.: CHAPTER 6. Loss
• Art. 2.: ARTICLE 2. Causes of Loss

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An insurer is liable:
(a)
Where the thing insured is rescued from a peril insured against, and which would otherwise have caused a loss, if, in the course of such rescue, the thing is exposed to a peril not insured against, and which permanently deprives the insured of its possession, in whole or in part.
(b)
If a loss is caused by efforts to rescue the thing insured from a peril insured against.

Legislative History

Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.