There may be ownership of all inanimate things which are capable of appropriation or of manual delivery; of all domestic animals; of all obligations; of such products of labor or skill as the composition of an author, the good will of a business, trade marks and signs, and of rights created or granted by statute.
Cal. Civ. Code § 655
NATURE OF PROPERTY
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case 15 Cal. 3d 813 - Community Redevelopment Agency v. Abrams (1975)
Most recently applied in Best Carpet Values, Inc. v. Google LLC (January 2024)
Enacted 1872.
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