California Civil Code

§ 1838

CIV § 1838Div. 3 · Title 3 · Part 4 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

If a thing is lost or injured during its deposit, and the depositary refuses to inform the depositor of the circumstances under which the loss or injury occurred, so far as he has information concerning them, or willfully misrepresents the circumstances to him, the depositary is presumed to have willfully, or by gross negligence, permitted the loss or injury to occur.

Legislative history

Enacted 1872.