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Respondeat superior

within the scope of employment or agency, Perdue v. Mitchell, 373 So 2d 650 (1979). Respondeat superior. 4 Inst. 114.--(Let the principal be held responsible.) The person directing an unlawful act to be done by his servant

Qui non obstat quod obstare potest facere videtur

Qui non obstat quod obstare potest facere videtur (2 Inst. 146), he who does not prevent what he can prevent, is regarded as doing the thing.

Manupastus

Manupastus, a domestic; perhaps the same as hlaf'ta, Anc. Inst. Eng

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Qui sentit commodum, sentire debet et onus; et e contra

Qui sentit commodum, sentire debet et onus; et e contra. 2 Inst. 489, (He who receives the advantage, ought also to suffer the burthen; and the converse also holds.) Similarly,

Quia Emptores, Statute of

of the chief lord of the same fee, by such service and customs as his feoffor held before.'-2 Inst. 500; 2 Reeves, c. 11, p. 223.

Quilibet potest [or Cuilibet licet] renunciare juri pro se introducto

Quilibet potest [or Cuilibet licet] renunciare juri pro se introducto. 2 Inst. 183; Co. Litt. 99 a, (Every man can renounce a right introduced for his own benefit.) See WAIVER.

Quod constat curi' opere testium non indiget

Quod constat curi' opere testium non indiget. 2 Inst. 662, (What is manifest to the Court needs not the help of witnesses.) see JUDICIAL NOTICE.

Quod non apparet non est; et non apparet judicialiter ante judicium

Quod non apparet non est; et non apparet judicialiter ante judicium (2 Inst. 479), that which appears not is not, and appears not judicially before judgment.

Quod non legitur non creditur

Quod non legitur non creditur (4 Inst. 304), what is not read is not believed.

Quodcunque aliquis ob tutelam corporis sui fecerit, jure id fecisse videtur

Quodcunque aliquis ob tutelam corporis sui fecerit, jure id fecisse videtur (2 Inst. 590), whatever anyone does in defence of his person, that he is considered to have done legally.

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