Civ. Code, § [1840.] · Article 1. General Provisions [1833. - [1840.]
Civ. Code, § [1840.]
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Section Eighteen Hundred and Forty. The liability of a depositary for negligence cannot exceed the amount which he is informed by the depositor, or has reason to suppose, the thing deposited to be worth.
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History
Amended by Code Amendments 1873-74, Ch. 612.
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