Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427 - 3273.69]
( Heading of Division 3 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 14. ) PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738 - 3273.69]
( Part 4 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 4. LOAN [1884 - 1923.10]
( Title 4 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 3. Loan of Money [1912 - 1916.12]
( Chapter 3 enacted 1872. ) 1912.
A 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.
(Enacted 1872.)