California Harbors and Navigation Code

§ 461

Name: California Superior Court Tentative Rulings
Creator: DecisionDepot
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HNC § 461Div. 3 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

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A bottomry lien, if created out of a real or apparent necessity, in good faith, is preferred to every other lien or claim upon the same thing, excepting only a lien for seamen’s wages, a subsequent lien of material-men for supplies or repairs indispensable to the safety of the vessel, and a subsequent lien for salvage.

Legislative history

Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.