§ 655

California Civil Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

There may be ownership of all inanimate things which are capable of appropriation or of manual delivery; of all domestic animals; of all obligations; of such products of labor or skill as the composition of an author, the good will of a business, trade marks and signs, and of rights created or granted by statute.

(Enacted 1872.)

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