Any person who allows any fire burning upon his property to escape to the property of another, whether privately or publicly owned, without exercising due diligence to control such fire, is liable to the owner of such property for the damages to the property caused by the fire.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 13008
Liability in Relation to Fires
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 153 Cal. App. 3d 605 - Leslie Salt Co. v. San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission (1984)
Most recently applied in United States v. Southern California Edison Co. (January 2004)
Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 48.
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