California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 1 — Relief, Title 2 — Compensatory Relief, Chapter 2 — Measure of Damages, Article 2 — Damages for Wrongs, Section 3333
For the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, the measure of damages, except where otherwise expressly provided by this Code, is the amount which will compensate for all the detriment proximately caused thereby, whether it could have been anticipated or not.
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Sets damages for breach of an obligation not arising from contract, unless the Code expressly provides otherwise, at the amount compensating for all detriment proximately caused by the breach. The measure includes that detriment whether or not the resulting harm could have been anticipated.
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