{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-3281","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 3281","heading":"","body":"Every person who suffers detriment from the unlawful act or omission of another, may recover from the person in fault a compensation therefor in money, which is called damages.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","PART 1. RELIEF [3274. - 3428.]","TITLE 2. COMPENSATORY RELIEF [3281. - 3361.]","CHAPTER 1. Damages in General [3281. - 3296.]","ARTICLE 1. General Principles [3281. - 3283.]"],"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":"205f4f019c417b07bd459510cbad73fdec1122c818fd35fbc2a94271891ce6e4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-3275","next":"us-ca/civ-3282"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}