 | James Kent - Law - 1858 - 966 pages
...Coggs r. Bernard, 1 Smith's LC (Am. ed.) 82. Negligence is defined by Baron Alderson to be " either the omitting to do something that a reasonable man...that a reasonable man would not do; in either case causing mischief to a third party, not intentionally, for then it would not be negligence." Blyth e.... | |
 | Francis Hilliard - Torts - 1859 - 594 pages
...speak more directly of the rules of law applicable to negligence. 38. Negligence is said to consist in the omitting to do something that a reasonable...that a reasonable man would not do ; in either case causing, unintentionally, mischief to a third party. A party who takes reasonable care, to guard against... | |
 | Indiana. Supreme Court, Horace E. Carter, Albert Gallatin Porter, Gordon Tanner, Benjamin Harrison, Michael Crawford Kerr, James Buckley Black, Augustus Newton Martin, Francis Marion Dice, John Worth Kern, John Lewis Griffiths, Sidney Romelee Moon, Charles Frederick Remy - Law reports, digests, etc - 1862 - 622 pages
...act being the proximate cause, the party committing the act may be liable for the injury. Negligence consists in the omitting to do something that a reasonable...that a reasonable man would not do ; in either case causing, unintentionally, mischief to a third party. APPEAL from the Ripley Circuit Court. PEREINS,... | |
 | Periodicals - 1864 - 260 pages
...without negligence (Powell's Law of Гп/and Varricit, p. 137). The definition of negligence is, " the omitting to do something that a reasonable man would do, or the doing of something that a reasonable man would not do." The defenders were not negligent in not having another... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1866 - 954 pages
...to Coggs v. Bernard, 1 Smith (LC Am. ed.) 82. Negligence is defined by Baron Aldereon to be " either the omitting to do something that a reasonable man...that a reasonable man would not do; in either case causing mischief to a third party, not intentionally, for then it would not be negligence." Blyth p.... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - Civil procedure - 1867 - 636 pages
...Negligence is the violation of the obligations which enjoin care and caution in what we do. It is either omitting to do something that a reasonable man would...that a reasonable man would not do, in either case causing mischief to a third person — not intentionally, for then it would not be negligence." (Per... | |
 | Louis Arthur Goodeve - Law reports, digests, etc - 1874 - 704 pages
...to the case the following definition of negligence by Baron Alderson: — " Negligence consists iu the omitting to do something that a reasonable man would do, or iu the doing something that a reasonable man would not do," in either case unintentionally causing... | |
 | Punjab (India) - Civil law - 1869 - 838 pages
...relative to some circumstances of time, place or person ; " anil Aldrrson R. defined it as consisting " in the omitting to do something that a reasonable...that a reasonable man would not do; in either case causing, unintentionally, mischief to a third party." — ( Norton's Topic*, P. 180. ) Special damage... | |
 | John Ordronaux - 1869 - 342 pages
...cause, the party committing the act may be liable for the injury.1 " Negligence," says Mr. Billiard,2 " consists in the omitting to do something that a reasonable man would do, or the doing of something that a reasonable man would not do ; in either case causing, unintentionally, mischief... | |
 | Law - 1874 - 436 pages
...qnotes and applies to the case the following definition of negligence by Baron Aldersou : "Negligence consists in the omitting to do something that a reasonable...unintentionally causing mischief to a third party : ' and the High Court confirm this view of the law. Without adopting every expression of the judge... | |
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Negligence consists in the omitting to do something that a reasonable man would do, or the doing something that a reasonable man would not do... 
