... a man who orders a work to be executed, from which, in the natural course of things, injurious consequences to his neighbour must be expected to arise, unless means are adopted by which such consequences may be prevented, is bound to see to the doing... Name-Powers - Page 85by John Mews - 1898Full view - About this book
| Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - Law reports, digests, etc - 1912 - 794 pages
...expected to arise, unless means are adopted by wbich such consequences may be prevented, the contractee is bound to see to the doing of that which is necessary to prevent the mischief. The injury need not be a necessary result of the work, but the work must be such as will... | |
| Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors - Law reports, digests, etc - 1894 - 712 pages
...adopted by which such consequences may be prevented, I am bound, so far as it lies within my power, to see to the doing of that which is necessary to prevent the mischief. Failure to do so would be culpiible negligence on my part. Sower v. Peate, LR, 1 Queen's... | |
| Law - 1876 - 672 pages
...contractor's negligente. —A man who orders work to be executed from which, in the natural course of things, injurious consequences to his neighbour...to the doing of that which is necessary to prevent the mischief. Bower v. Peate, 45 LJ Rep. QB 446. WILL.— Word "effects"—General personal estate.—Testatrix,... | |
| Edward Stanley Roscoe - Building laws - 1879 - 150 pages
...EXECUTION OF WORKS. A house-owner who orders work to be executed from which, in the natural course of things, injurious consequences to his neighbour...adopted by which such consequences may be prevented, is responsible for such consequences, even if he has entrusted the work to a contractor or other independent... | |
| Law - 1891 - 256 pages
...neighbour's rights, from which in the natural course of thinps injurious consequences to his neighltour must be expected to arise unless .means are adopted...to the doing of that which is necessary to prevent the mischief, and he cannot be relieved from the responsibility attaching to him of seeing that duty... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1913 - 1050 pages
...to be executed, from which, in the natural course of things, injurious consequences to his neighbor must be expected to arise, unless means are adopted...to the doing of that which is necessary to prevent the mischief, and cannot relieve himself of his responsibility by employing some one else — whether... | |
| Charles George Walpole - Common law - 1880 - 382 pages
...bound himself to see to the doing of what is necessary to prevent mischief, where in the natural course of things, injurious consequences to his neighbour...must be expected to arise, unless means are adopted to prevent them, (b) [NoTE. § Where the injury arises directly from the act contracted to be done,... | |
| Arthur Underhill - Torts - 1881 - 372 pages
...a work to be executed on his own premises, lawful in itself, but from which, in the natural course of things, injurious consequences to his neighbour must be expected to arise, he will be responsible for any injury that may be caused thereby; although the contractor is competent... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 702 pages
...broader ground, namely, that a man who orders a work to bo executed, from which in the natural course of things injurious consequences to his neighbour...to the doing of that which is necessary to prevent the mischief, and cannot relieve himself of his responsibility by employing some one else, whether... | |
| Alfred Charles Richard Emden - Building laws - 1882 - 776 pages
...from which, in the natural course of things, injurions consequences to his neighbour must be expccted to arise, unless means are adopted by which such consequences may be prevented, the employer will be responsible for any damage that results from the work ; although the builder is... | |
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