Is a waiver of a legal right a voluntary or intentional relinquishment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hecht v. Harris, Upham & Co., 430 F.2d 1202 (9th Cir. 1970):
The waiver of a legal right is "the voluntary or intentional relinquishment of a known right. It emphasizes the mental attitude of the actor." Matsuo Yoshida v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 240 F.2d 824, 829 (9th Cir. 1957).
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