The transfer of a thing transfers also all its incidents, unless expressly excepted; but the transfer of an incident to a thing does not transfer the thing itself.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1084
Effect of Transfer
Applied in 22 court decisions — leading case 73 Cal. App. 4th 1265 - Heppler v. J.M. Peters Co. (1999)
Most recently applied in Heritage Pacific Financial v. Monroy CA1/2 (March 2013)
Enacted 1872.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.