California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1940

Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.

When the voyage contemplated by marine insurance is described by the places of beginning and ending, the voyage insured is one which conforms to the course of sailing fixed by mercantile usage between those places.

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Cal. Ins. Code § 1940 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ins/division-2-classes-of-insurance/part-1-fire-and-marine-insurance/chapter-1-the-marine-contract/article-4-effect-of-course-of-voyage/section-1940

Other sections in Article 4 - Effect of Course of Voyage

§ 1940§ 1941§ 1942§ 1943§ 1944§ 1945

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