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Cal. Civil Code § 3282 (2026)

General Principles

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Detriment is a loss or harm suffered in person or property.

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Cited in 19 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1954–2025 · leading case: Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, Inc., 257 P.3d 81 (Cal. 2011).
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Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, Inc., 257 P.3d 81 (Cal. 2011). · cites it 2× “Civil Code section 3282, in turn, defines "detriment" as "a loss or harm suffered in person or property.”
Ferguson v. Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, 69 P.3d 965 (Cal. 2003). · cites it 2× “" (Civ.Code, § 3282.) "For the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, the measure of damages .”
AIU Ins. v. Superior Court, 799 P.2d 1253 (Cal. 1990). “(Civ. Code, § 3282; Wat. Code, § 102 [“All water within the State is the property of the people of the State, but the right to the use of water may be acquired by appropriation in the manner provided by law.”
Intel Corp. v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co., 692 F. Supp. 1171 (N.D. Cal. 1988). · cites it 2× “As noted earlier, the contamination of California’s environment, in particular the water, is illegal.”
Olsen v. Reid, 164 Cal. App. 4th 200 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “" [2] Civil Code section 3282 states: "Detriment is a loss or harm suffered in person or property.”
Bermudez v. Ciolek, 237 Cal. App. 4th 1311 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015). “” (Civ. Code, § 3282.) “Damages must, in all cases, be reasonable .”
Turpin v. Sortini, 643 P.2d 954 (Cal. 1982). “’ Civil Code section 3282 defines detriment as ‘a loss or harm suffered in person or property.”
Duarte v. Zachariah, 22 Cal. App. 4th 1652 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “” (Civ. Code, § 3282.) The existence of “harm,” not the harmless invasion of a legally protected interest, is the predicate for the line of asbestos exposure cases cited in Potter as suggesting that damage to the immune system might not constitute physical injury sufficient for…”
Merenda v. Superior Court, 3 Cal. App. 4th 1 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992). “” (Civ. Code, § 3282.) “Few cases have considered what constitutes the proper measure of damages in a legal malpractice action.”
Curlender v. Bio-Sci. Labs., 107 N.J.L.J. 260 (Cal. Ct. App. 1980). “” Civil Code section 3282 defines detriment as “a loss or harm suffered in person or property.”
Follansbee v. Benzenberg, 265 P.2d 183 (Cal. Ct. App. 1954). “(Civ. Code, § 3282.) The *477 rule which gives a husband a right of action for damages sustained by him for the expense of caring for his injured wife, in view of the present legal status of the wife, should apply to her equally with the husband.”
Yoo v. Shewry, 186 Cal. App. 4th 131 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010). “” Civil Code section 3282 defines “detriment” as “a loss or harm suffered in person or property.”
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