{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-819","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 819","heading":"","body":"Unless otherwise expressly agreed, or unless the contracting parties give exclusive credit to the owner, the master of a vessel is personally liable upon his contracts relative to the vessel, even when the owner is also liable.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 4. MASTERS, CREWS AND CARGOES [790. - 876.]","CHAPTER 2. Ship Masters and Cargoes [800. - 821.]"],"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":"2117690794735a8f44934df8e861de7c64ebae08e155092576938050cdb92af8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-818","next":"us-ca/hnc-820"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}