California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 4 — Maxims of Jurisprudence, Section 3540
The incident follows the principal, and not the principal the incident.
Notes
Establishes the maxim that the incident follows the principal and the principal does not follow the incident. The rule states the direction of the relationship: what is incidental follows what is principal, while the principal is not treated as following the incident.
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