 Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do...  The Theory and Principles of Tort Law - Page 96by Thomas A. Street - 1999 - 500 pagesLimited preview - 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 - 1888 - 776 pages
...the court omitted to give in the language requested was as follows : " 'Negligence' is defined to be the omission to do something which a reasonable man,...those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not... | |
 | Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, John Paxton Norman - Law reports, digests, etc - 1859 - 982 pages
...liable was thus defined by Alderson, B., in Blyth v. The Birmingham Waterworks Company (d) : — " Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1910 - 726 pages
...against the plaintiff, and it is not a defense to this suit. 14. "The jury are further instructed that negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those ordinary considerations which ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do or the doing of... | |
 | Law - 1874 - 436 pages
...remarkable for the inelegance of its phraseology than for its accuracy. This definition is as follows : " Negligence is the omission to do something which a...those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not... | |
 | John J. Elwell - Evidence, Expert - 1871 - 624 pages
...Blackf., 258. Neglect of physician, see Odlin c. Stetson, 17 Maine, 247; Wilmot v. Howard, 39 Vt., 447. 2. Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing... | |
 | Francis Wharton - Negligence - 1874 - 960 pages
...Alderson, B., in words which have subsequently been frequently cited with approval by the courts, " is the omission to do something which a reasonable...those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not... | |
 | Herbert Broom - Legal maxims - 1874 - 880 pages
...not give a right of action, negligence causing damage will do so :4 negligence being defined to be " the omission to do something which a reasonable man,...those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not... | |
 | Law - 1875 - 870 pages
...us in his work on Negligence (§ i) has been frequently cited with approval by the courts, that it "is the omission to do something which a reasonable...those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not... | |
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