Section 1833

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California Code › Code civ › Division 3 › Part 4 › Title 3 › Chapter 2 › Article 1 › Section 1833

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A depositor must indemnify the depositary:

1. For all damage caused to him by the defects or vices of the thing deposited; and,

2. For all expenses necessarily incurred by him about the thing, other than such as are involved in the nature of the undertaking.

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