Where one of two innocent persons must suffer by the act of a third, the person, by whose negligence it happened, must be the sufferer.
(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 812, Sec. 10. (AB 1899) Effective January 1, 2025.)
Civ. Code § 3543, under MAXIMS OF JURISPRUDENCE.
Civ. Code § 3543
Where one of two innocent persons must suffer by the act of a third, the person, by whose negligence it happened, must be the sufferer.
(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 812, Sec. 10. (AB 1899) Effective January 1, 2025.)