California Harbors and Navigation Code
§ 819
HNC § 819Div. 4 · Ch. 2
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.govUnless otherwise expressly agreed, or unless the contracting parties give exclusive credit to the owner, the master of a vessel is personally liable upon his contracts relative to the vessel, even when the owner is also liable.
Legislative history
Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.