N.D. Cent. Code § 9-12-27
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9-12-27. Creditor as gratuitous depositary
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9-12-27. Creditor as gratuitous depositary
If anything is given to a creditor by way of performance which the creditor refuses to accept
as such, the creditor is not bound to return it without demand, but if the creditor retains it, the
creditor is a gratuitous depositary thereof.
If anything is given to a creditor by way of performance which the creditor refuses to accept
as such, the creditor is not bound to return it without demand, but if the creditor retains it, the
creditor is a gratuitous depositary thereof.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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