The hiring of a thing terminates:
1. At the end of the term agreed upon;
2. By the mutual consent of the parties;
3. By the hirer acquiring a title to the thing hired superior to that of the letter; or,
4. By the destruction of the thing hired.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1933
Hiring in General
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case 111 Cal. App. 2d 326 - Friedman v. Isenbruck (1952)
Most recently applied in 226 Cal. App. 4th 1281 - Erlach v. Sierra Asset Servicing, LLC (June 2014)
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.