Leading Cases on the Law of Torts Determined by the Courts of America and England: With Notes |
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... unless the defendant , who made this false assertion , had an interest in so doing . I agree that an action cannot be sup- ported for telling a bare , naked lie ; but that I define to be , say- ing a thing which is false , knowing or ...
... unless the defendant , who made this false assertion , had an interest in so doing . I agree that an action cannot be sup- ported for telling a bare , naked lie ; but that I define to be , say- ing a thing which is false , knowing or ...
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... unless a special ground were laid for it . If the assertion in that case had been wholly innocent , the court would not have hesitated a moment . How , indeed , an in- dictment could be maintained for that I do not well understand ; nor ...
... unless a special ground were laid for it . If the assertion in that case had been wholly innocent , the court would not have hesitated a moment . How , indeed , an in- dictment could be maintained for that I do not well understand ; nor ...
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... unless where the party making it has an interest , or colludes with one who has . I do not recollect that any case was cited which proves such a position ; but if there were any such to be found , I should not hesitate to say that it ...
... unless where the party making it has an interest , or colludes with one who has . I do not recollect that any case was cited which proves such a position ; but if there were any such to be found , I should not hesitate to say that it ...
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... unless the party is in some way interested . Therefore I think the rule for arresting the judgment ought to be discharged . LORD KENYON , C. J. I am not desirous of entering very fully into the discussion of this subject , as the ...
... unless the party is in some way interested . Therefore I think the rule for arresting the judgment ought to be discharged . LORD KENYON , C. J. I am not desirous of entering very fully into the discussion of this subject , as the ...
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... unless ( 1 ) it be made of the party's own positive knowledge when he knows nothing at all about it ; or unless ( 2 ) it be made of a fact peculiarly within his knowledge , i.e. , his means of knowledge , and not so within the ...
... unless ( 1 ) it be made of the party's own positive knowledge when he knows nothing at all about it ; or unless ( 2 ) it be made of a fact peculiarly within his knowledge , i.e. , his means of knowledge , and not so within the ...
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Page 596 - The court said there must be reasonable evidence of negligence; but where the thing is .shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as, in the ordinary course of things, does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident arose from want of care.
Page 493 - ... naturally there, harmless to others so long as it is confined to his own property, but which he knows to be mischievous if it gets on his neighbour's, should be obliged to make good the damage which ensues if he does not succeed in confining it to his own property. But for his act in bringing it there no mischief could have accrued, and it seems but just that he should at his peril keep it there so that no mischief may accrue, or answer for the natural and anticipated consequences. And upon authority,...
Page 724 - It appears to us that the proper question for the jury in this case, and indeed in all others of the like kind, is, whether the damage was occasioned entirely by the negligence or improper conduct of the defendant, or whether the plaintiff himself so far contributed to the misfortune by his own negligence or want of ordinary' and common care and caution, that, but for such negligence, or want of ordinary care and caution on his part, the misfortune would not have happened.
Page 695 - The master, in the case supposed, is not exempt from liability, because the servant has better means of providing for his safety, when he is employed in immediate connection with those from whose negligence he might suffer ; but because the implied contract of the master does not extend to indemnify the servant against the negligence of any one but himself...
Page 30 - The general rule is, that the master is answerable for every such wrong of the servant or agent as is committed in the course of the service and for the master's benefit, though no express command or privity of the master be proved.
Page 486 - ... a person keeping a mischievous animal, with knowledge of its propensities, is bound to keep it secure at his peril, and that, if it does mischief, negligence is presumed without express averment.
Page 493 - ... it seems but reasonable and just that the neighbour who has brought something on his own property which was not naturally there, harmless to others so long as it is confined to his own property...
Page 198 - Probable cause" has been defined as a reasonable ground of suspicion supported by circumstances sufficiently strong in themselves to warrant a cautious man in the belief that the person accused is guilty of the offense with which he is charged.
Page 171 - A communication made bona fide upon any subject-matter In which the party communicating has an interest, or in reference to which he has a duty, is privileged if made to a person having a corresponding interest or duty, although it contain criminatory matter, which, without this privilege, would be slanderous and actionable...
Page 683 - And, with respect to such a visitor at least, we consider it settled law, that he, using reasonable care on his part for his own safety, is entitled to expect that the occupier shall on his part use reasonable care to prevent damage from unusual danger, which he knows or ought to know...