California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 3 — Obligations Imposed by Law, Section 1712
One who obtains a thing without the consent of its owner, or by a consent afterwards rescinded, or by an unlawful exaction which the owner could not at the time prudently refuse, must restore it to the person from whom it was thus obtained, unless he has acquired a title thereto superior to that of such other person, or unless the transaction was corrupt and unlawful on both sides.
Notes
Requires a person who obtains a thing without the owner’s consent, under consent later rescinded, or through an unlawful exaction the owner could not prudently refuse to restore it to the person from whom obtained. Restoration is excused if superior title was acquired or both sides participated in a corrupt and unlawful transaction.
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