California Civil Code Section 3316

CA Civ Code § 3316 (2017)  

The detriment caused by the breach of a carrier’s obligation to deliver freight, where he has not converted it to his own use, is deemed to be the value thereof at the place and on the day at which it should have been delivered, deducting the freightage to which he would have been entitled if he had completed the delivery.

(Enacted 1872.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018