BlackletterCalifornia law

Harbors and Navigation Code § 473

ARTICLE 2. Respondentia

Current as of September 28, 2026Harb. & Nav. Code, § 473Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.

The owner of a vessel is bound to repay to the owner of its cargo all which the latter is compelled to pay in order to discharge a lien under a contract of respondentia made by the master.