A depositary is not bound to deliver a thing deposited without demand, even where the deposit is made for a specified time.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1823
Obligations of the Depositary
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 76 Cal. App. 4th 766 - Hart v. County of Alameda (1999)
Most recently applied in 171 Cal. App. 4th 598 - Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. v. Snepp (March 2009)
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.