Maxim 4.4.2
He who commands a thing to be done is held to have done it himself.
Qui mandat ipse fecisse videtur.
Source: Story, *Bailments* § 147; Dig. 50, 17, 169; Weisman, 4j
Difficulty 1/5 — Foundational
Explanation
The one who directs the act bears the same responsibility as the one who performs it — the command is the cause, and the cause answers.
Where this applies
- A boss orders an illegal act and claims they are not responsible because they did not do it.
- Someone directs another person to commit a wrong.
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Cite this maxim
NeCede Max. 4.4.2 — He who commands a thing to be done is held to have done it himself. — Story, *Bailments* § 147; Dig. 50, 17, 169; Weisman, 4j (Qui mandat ipse fecisse videtur.)
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