Gratuitous deposit is a deposit for which the depositary receives no consideration beyond the mere possession of the thing deposited.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1844
Gratuitous Deposit
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case United States v. Alcaraz-Garcia (1996)
Most recently applied in United States v. $10034800 in US Currency (January 2004)
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.