1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 70
  3. CHAPTER 6
  4. Part 2
  5. 70-6-202 Liability for damage from wrongful use

TITLE 70. PROPERTY

CHAPTER 6. BAILMENT -- DEPOSIT

Part 2. Rights and Duties of the Parties Generally

Liability For Damage From Wrongful Use

70-6-202. Liability for damage from wrongful use. A depositary is liable for any damage happening to the thing deposited during the depositary's wrongful use of the thing unless the damage inevitably would have happened if the property had not been used.

History: En. Sec. 2463, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5148, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7651, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1836; Field Civ. C. Sec. 922; re-en. Sec. 7651, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 20-204; amd. Sec. 2078, Ch. 56, L. 2009.