The law neither does nor requires idle acts.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3532
MAXIMS OF JURISPRUDENCE
Applied in 127 court decisions — leading case 71 Cal. 2d 18 - People v. De Santiago (1969)
Most recently applied in 2 Cal. 5th 35 - People v. Financial Casualty & Surety (December 2016)
Enacted 1872.
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