What is the literal meaning of the Latin legal maxim qui facit per alium facit per se?
Qui facit per alium facit per se means ‘he who does an act through another does it himself’. It expresses the idea that a person may act through an agent. Respondeat…
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What is the literal meaning of the Latin legal maxim qui facit per alium facit per se?
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Qui facit per alium facit per se means ‘he who does an act through another does it himself’. It expresses the idea that a person may act through an agent. Respondeat superior, meaning ‘let the superior answer’, is a related maxim concerning responsibility for another’s acts. Actio personalis moritur cum persona means that a personal right of action dies with the person.
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Option A
Incorrect. 'Superior must be responsible or let the principal be liable' is the meaning of the distinct Latin maxim 'respondeat superior', not the literal translation of 'qui facit per alium facit per se'.
Option B
Correct. The maxim literally means ‘he who does an act through another does it himself’ and expresses the idea of acting through an agent.
Option C
Incorrect. 'A personal right of action dies with the person' is the meaning of the maxim 'actio personalis moritur cum persona'.
Option D
Incorrect. Because 'He who does an act through another does it himself' is the exact meaning of 'qui facit per alium facit per se', this catch-all choice is false.
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