DIVISION 3. VESSELS 399-786›CHAPTER 1. Vessels Generally 399-449.5›ARTICLE 2. Liability, Generally 420-432

§ 431

California Harbors and Navigation Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The owner of things stowed on deck, in case of their jettison, is entitled to the benefit of a general average contribution only if it is usual to stow such things on deck upon such a voyage.

(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

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