Is a good faith mistake of law a defense in a civil action?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lind, 2d Crim. No. B262092 (Cal. App. 2016):
was held in good faith. [Citation.]"4 (People v. Vineberg (1981) 125 Cal.App.3d 127, 137.) "In the absence of some evidence from which it can be inferred that [a defendant's] alleged belief in the lawfulness of [his] conduct was in good faith, [a] court [is] under no duty to instruct the jury that a good faith mistake of law constitute[s] a defense to the action." (Id. at p. 138.)
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