Does a defendant have to reach a conscious decision to participate in tortious activity for the purpose of assisting another in performing a wrongful act?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Kornievsky v. Chi. Title Co., G051337 (Cal. App. 2016):

requires a defendant to reach a conscious decision to participate in tortious activity for the purpose of assisting another in performing a wrongful act." (Howard v. Superior Court (1992) 2 Cal.App.4th 745, 749.)

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