California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC |
Division 3. VESSELS |
Chapter 2. Civil Actions and Liens |
ARTICLE 1. Bottomry |
Section 461.
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A bottomry lien, if created out of a real or apparent necessity, in good faith, is preferred to every other lien or claim upon the same thing, excepting only a lien for seamen's wages, a subsequent lien of material-men for supplies or repairs indispensable to the safety of the vessel, and a subsequent lien for salvage.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)