Choose the correct meaning of the legal maxim: Qui facit per alium facit per se:
The Latin legal maxim Qui facit per alium facit per se means "He who acts through another acts by himself". It is the foundational maxim of the law of agency (Chapter X,…
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Choose the correct meaning of the legal maxim: Qui facit per alium facit per se:
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Correct answer A
The Latin legal maxim Qui facit per alium facit per se means "He who acts through another acts by himself". It is the foundational maxim of the law of agency (Chapter X, Sections 182–238 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872) and vicarious liability in tort, establishing that authorized acts performed by an agent on behalf of a principal are treated in law as the acts of the principal himself.
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Option A
Correct. 'Qui facit per alium facit per se' translates to "He who acts through another acts by himself" ('qui facit' = he who does/acts; 'per alium' = through another; 'facit per se' = does/acts by himself).
Option B
Incorrect. "Something for something" is the meaning of the Latin phrase 'quid pro quo', not 'qui facit per alium facit per se'.
Option C
Incorrect. "When there is a right, there is a remedy" is the meaning of the maxim 'ubi jus ibi remedium', not 'qui facit per alium facit per se'.
Option D
Incorrect. "No one can be a judge of his own cause" is the meaning of the maxim 'nemo judex in causa sua', not 'qui facit per alium facit per se'.
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