Harbors and Navigation Code section 457

A stipulation in a contract of bottomry, imposing any liability for the loan independent of the maritime risks, is void.

Source: Section 457, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=457. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Dec. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/harbors_and_navigation_code_section_457

Original Source: Section 457, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=457. (last accessed May 12, 2025).