Section 1912.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1912.
in effectA loan of money is a contract by which one delivers a sum of money to another, and the latter agrees to return at a future time a sum equivalent to that which he borrowed. A loan for mere use is governed by the Chapter on Loan for Use.
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