California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 8 — Involuntary Trusts, Section 2223
One who wrongfully detains a thing is an involuntary trustee thereof, for the benefit of the owner.
Notes
Establishes that a person who wrongfully detains a thing becomes an involuntary trustee of that thing for the owner’s benefit. The wrongful detention creates the involuntary trust relationship, placing the detained thing in trust for the owner and treating the wrongful detainer as the trustee for that owner.
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