Civil Code section 1836

A depositary is liable for any damage happening to the thing deposited, during his wrongful use thereof, unless such damage must inevitably have happened though the property had not been thus used.

Source: Section 1836, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1836. (accessed Oct. 13, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_1836

Original Source: Section 1836, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1836. (last accessed May 12, 2025).