{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2223","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2223","heading":"","body":"One who wrongfully detains a thing is an involuntary trustee thereof, for the benefit of the owner.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 8. INVOLUNTARY TRUSTS [2223. - 2225.]"],"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":"4ebac060400c00abb81134f8d0bcb71ae277951a6e752d6d8cc89989a425c888","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2218","next":"us-ca/civ-2224"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}