Cal. Civ. Code § 2223 : CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE — OBLIGATIONS — OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS — INVOLUNTARY TRUSTS — Involuntary trustee of thing wrongfully detained

One who wrongfully detains a thing is an involuntary trustee thereof, for the benefit of the owner.

Ca. Civ. Code § 2223

Repealed and added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 820, Sec. 8. Operative July 1, 1987, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 820.