DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.16›TITLE 3. DEPOSIT 1813-1881.2›CHAPTER 1. Deposit in General 1813-1828›ARTICLE 2. Obligations of the Depositary 1822-1828

§ 1827

California Civil Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

If a thing deposited is owned jointly or in common by persons who cannot agree upon the manner of its delivery, the depositary may deliver to each his proper share thereof, if it can be done without injury to the thing.

(Enacted 1872.)

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