 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 American and English Encyclopedia of Law - Side 383redigert av - 1891Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - 1879 - 888 sider
...safeguards or barriers, so that the traveler may not be exposed to injury ; 'not to do so would be an " omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided...regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do." ALDERSON, B., iu Bli/th v. Birminyluim Waterworks, 11 Exch. 781, 784. The jury found that the plaintiff... | |
 | Henry John Wastell Coulson, Urquhart Atwell Forbes - 1880 - 788 sider
...Alderson, B.,1 as follows : — • Negligence " Negligence is the omission to do something which ae Q ' " reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which...affairs, would " do ; or doing something which a prudent or reasonable " man would not do." Ignorance of the existence of a cause of mischief has, moreover,... | |
 | 1881 - 982 sider
...Negligence has been defined to be ' the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the...which a prudent and reasonable man would not do.' 5 It must be determined, in all cases, by reference to the situation and knowledge of the parties,... | |
 | 1881 - 1014 sider
...Negligence has been defined to be ' the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the...which a prudent and reasonable man would not do.' 5 It must be determined, in all cases, by reference to the situation and knowledge of the parties,... | |
 | Thomas Beven - 1881 - 188 sider
...intention to injure the person complaining thereof, (g) " Negligence," says Alderson, B., (h) " is the omission to do something which a reasonable man,...regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or the doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." In Degg v. Midland Railway Company... | |
 | 1881 - 1116 sider
...relative term, and is defined to be "the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the...affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent or reasonable man would not do. Moreover, it is not absolute or intrinsic, but always relates to some... | |
 | Tennessee Bar Association - 1889 - 1162 sider
...definition is that it consists in the omission to do something which a reasonable and prudent man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or the doing of something which such a man would not do, under all the circumstances of the particular... | |
 | 1904 - 906 sider
...»Alderson in Blyth т.* Birmingham Watericorka Co. 11 Exch. 784, 25 LJ Exch. NS 213 : " 'Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man,...which a prudent and reasonable man would not do,' provided, of course, that the party whose conduct is in question is already in a situation that brings... | |
 | 1902 - 842 sider
...part of the owner. In Blyth v. Birmingham Waterworks Company(l) Alderson, B., said, " Negligence is " the omission to do something which a reasonable man,...affairs, would do, or doing something " which a prudent or reasonable man would not do." The defendants might have been liable for negligence if unintentionally... | |
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