DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273›TITLE 7. CARRIAGE 2085-2212›CHAPTER 5. Common Carriers [[2168.] - 2212.]›ARTICLE 1. Common Carriers in General [[2168.] - 2178.]

§ [2177.]

California Civil Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Section Twenty-one Hundred and Seventy-seven. A common carrier is not responsible for loss or miscarriage of a letter, or package having the form of a letter, containing money or notes, bills of exchange, or other papers of value, unless he be informed at the time of its receipt of the value of its contents.

(Added by Code Amendments 1873-74, Ch. 612.)

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