{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-431","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 431","heading":"","body":"The owner of things stowed on deck, in case of their jettison, is entitled to the benefit of a general average contribution only if it is usual to stow such things on deck upon such a voyage.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]","CHAPTER 1. Vessels Generally [399. - 449.5.]","ARTICLE 2. Liability, Generally [420. - 432.]"],"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":"3186acdabea2f445a616ddde84436580334190ce8a8f9772e875d9b996e25360","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-430","next":"us-ca/hnc-432"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}