California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 4 — Maxims of Jurisprudence, Section 3519
A person who can and does not forbid that which is done on their behalf, is deemed to have bidden it.
Notes
Establishes that a person who can forbid something done on their behalf but does not forbid it is deemed to have bidden it. The rule treats the person’s ability to forbid the act, combined with not forbidding it, as the stated basis for deeming the act bidden.
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