Section 3543.

Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 3543.
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Where one of two innocent persons must suffer by the act of a third, the person, by whose negligence it happened, must be the sufferer.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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