 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1872 - 978 pages
...escapes, must keep it at his peril, and if ho does not do so, is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape. He...himself by showing that the escape was owing to the plaintiff's default, or perhaps that the escape was the consequence of vis major, or the act of God."... | |
 | Law - 1869 - 492 pages
...escapee must keep it u at his peril, and if he does not do so is prima facie answerable for all damage which is the natural consequence of its escape. He can excuse himself by showing that the escape wasowing to the plaintiff's default, or, perhaps, that the escape was the consequence of vit major... | |
 | Isaac Fletcher Redfield - Railroad law - 1867 - 744 pages
...keep it at his peril, and that if he does not do so, he is primd facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape. He can excuse himself by showing that the escape was the consequence of vis major, or the act of God ; but, as nothing of the sort exists here, it is unnecessary... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer - Law reports, digests, etc - 1868 - 778 pages
...must keep it in at his peril, and if he does not do so, is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape. He can excuse himself by shewing that the escape was owing to the plaintiff's default; or perhaps that the escape was the consequence... | |
 | Great Britain. Magistrates' cases - Justices of the peace - 1870 - 668 pages
...keep it in at his peril, and if he does not do so is /iriiiia far.it answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape. He...himself by showing that the escape was owing to the plaintiff's default, or, perhaps, that the escape was the consequence of DIS major or of the act of... | |
 | Great Britain. Magistrates' cases - Justices of the peace - 1870 - 672 pages
...must keep it in at his peril, and if he docs not do so is primd facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape. He can excuse himself by showing tliat the escape was owing to the plaintiff's default, or, perhaps, that the escape was the consequence... | |
 | Nathaniel Cleveland Moak - Law reports, digests, etc - 1872 - 788 pages
...must keep it in at his peril, and if he does not do so, is primS facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape. He...himself by showing that the escape was owing to the plaintiff's *default, or perhaps that the escape was the consequence of vis [271 major, or the act... | |
 | John Coke Fowler - Coal mines and mining - 1872 - 512 pages
...do so, is primd facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence if it escapes. He can excuse himself by showing that the escape was owing to the plaintiff's default, or, perhaps, that the escape was the consequence of vis major, or of the act of... | |
 | Francis Wharton - Negligence - 1874 - 960 pages
...must keep it in at his peri! ; and if he does not do so, is prima fucie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape. He...himself by showing that the escape was owing to the plaintiirs default ; or, perhaps, that the escape was the consequence of vis major, or the act of God... | |
 | Law - 1879 - 540 pages
...must keep it in at his peril ; and if he does not do so is primajacie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape. He...himself by showing that the escape was owing to the plaintiff's default, or, perhaps, that the escape was the consequence of vis major, or the act of God;... | |
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He can excuse himself by showing that the escape was owing to the plaintiff's default; or perhaps that the escape was the consequence of vis major, or the act of God; but as nothing of this sort exists here, it is unnecessary to inquire what excuse would... 
