{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1840","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § [1840.]","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 3. DEPOSIT [1813. - 1881.2.]","CHAPTER 2. Deposit for Keeping [1833. - 1867.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [1833. - [1840.]]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"edbaa48c5a866c986db4294be19070e88d00ecabf2c108464481668ceb67349f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1839","next":"us-ca/civ-1844"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}