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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.91›TITLE 7. CARRIAGE 2085-2218›CHAPTER 5. Common Carriers 2168.-2212›ARTICLE 3. Common Carriers of Property 2194-2205

§ [2204.]

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Section Twenty-two Hundred and Four. If, from any cause other than want of ordinary care and diligence on his part, a common carrier is unable to deliver perishable property transported by him, and collect his charges thereon, he may cause the property to be sold in open market to satisfy his lien for freightage.

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

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