When the reason of a rule ceases, so should the rule itself.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3510
MAXIMS OF JURISPRUDENCE
Applied in 50 court decisions — leading case 2 Cal. 3d 619 - Keeler v. Superior Court (1970)
Most recently applied in 248 Cal. App. 4th 543 - People v. Cordova (June 2016)
Enacted 1872.
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