California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 7 — Carriage, Chapter 3 — Carriage of Property, Article 2 — Obligations of the Carrier, Section 2121

Section Twenty-one Hundred and Twenty-one. If a consignee does not accept and remove freight within a reasonable time after the carrier has fulfilled his obligation to deliver, or duly offered to fulfill the same, the carrier may exonerate himself from further liability by placing the freight in a suitable warehouse, on storage, on account of the consignee, and giving notice thereof to him.

Notes

Allows a carrier to end further liability for freight when the consignee fails to accept and remove it within a reasonable time after delivery or a proper delivery offer. Requires the carrier to place the freight in suitable storage for the consignee's account and give the consignee notice of that storage.

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