California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 4 — Maxims of Jurisprudence, Section 3526
No person is responsible for that which no person can control.
Notes
Exempts a person from responsibility for something that no person can control. The maxim ties responsibility to the possibility of human control, providing that an event, condition, or outcome outside anyone’s control is not attributed as the responsibility of a particular person under this rule.
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