{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"[1840.]","citation":"Civ. Code, § [1840.]","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 3. DEPOSIT [1813. - 1881.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Deposit for Keeping [1833. - 1867.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-3/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [1833. - [1840.]]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-3/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Code Amendments 1873-74, Ch. 612.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Section Eighteen Hundred and Forty. The liability of a depositary for negligence cannot exceed the amount which he is informed by the depositor, or has reason to suppose, the thing deposited to be worth.</p>","text":"Section Eighteen Hundred and Forty. The liability of a depositary for negligence cannot exceed the amount which he is informed by the depositor, or has reason to suppose, the thing deposited to be worth.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/general-provisions-1833-1840-1840","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}