In all cases where one whose material has been used without his knowledge, in order to form a product of a different description, can claim an interest in such product, he has an option to demand either restitution of his material in kind, in the same quantity, weight, measure, and quality, or the value thereof; or where he is entitled to the product, the value thereof in place of the product.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1032
Accession to Personal Property
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Zavecz v. Yield Dynamics, Inc. (2006)
Most recently applied in Bechtold v. Gillespie (In re Gillespie) (September 2013)
Enacted 1872.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.