California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 2 — Property, Part 4 — Acquisition of Property, Title 3 — Accession, Chapter 2 — Accession to Personal Property, Section 1025

When things belonging to different owners have been united so as to form a single thing, and cannot be separated without injury, the whole belongs to the owner of the thing which forms the principal part; who must, however, reimburse the value of the residue to the other owner, or surrender the whole to him.

Notes

Sets ownership of inseparably united things belonging to different owners in the owner of the item forming the principal part. That owner must either reimburse the other owner for the value of the remaining material or surrender the entire combined thing to the other owner.

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