California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 4 — Maxims of Jurisprudence, Section 3547
A thing continues to exist as long as is usual with things of that nature.
Notes
Establishes that a thing continues to exist for as long as is usual for things of the same nature. The rule measures continued existence by the usual duration of comparable things sharing that nature, rather than stating a fixed period.
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