Section 531.
Cal. Insurance Code - INS § 531.
in effectAn insurer is liable:
(a)
Where the thing insured is rescued from a peril insured against, and which would otherwise have caused a loss, if, in the course of such rescue, the thing is exposed to a peril not insured against, and which permanently deprives the insured of its possession, in whole or in part.
(b)
If a loss is caused by efforts to rescue the thing insured from a peril insured against.
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