A loan of money is a contract by which one delivers a sum of money to another, and the latter agrees to return at a future time a sum equivalent to that which he borrowed. A loan for mere use is governed by the Chapter on Loan for Use.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1912
Loan of Money
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case 21 Cal. 3d 37 - Boerner v. Colwell Co. (1978)
Most recently applied in 176 Cal. App. 4th 1302 - People v. Thrasher (August 2009)
Enacted 1872.
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