A Summary of the Law of Torts, Or, Wrongs Independent of Contract |
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SUMMARY OF THE LAW OF TORTS OR Arthur Sir Underhill, 1850-1939,A. C. Hagon,Herbert Arthur B. 1885 Smith No preview available - 2016 |
SUMMARY OF THE LAW OF TORTS OR Arthur Sir Underhill, 1850-1939,A. C. Hagon,Herbert Arthur B. 1885 Smith No preview available - 2016 |
A Summary of the Law of Torts, Or, Wrongs Independent of Contract Sir Arthur Underhill,Herbert Arthur Smith,A C Hagon No preview available - 2015 |
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accident act or omission action for tort action lies arising ARTICLE assault authorised authority Bing breach bring an action brought CANADIAN NOTES cause of action Coal Colliery common law consequence contract Corporation Council court held dangerous death deceased defamation defamatory defendant defendant's driver duty employed employer employment entitled fact false imprisonment Finsbury Borough Council H. L. Cas held liable highway horse husband Illustrations imputation independent contractor infringement injunction injury Jones judicial jurisdiction jury L. J. Ch L. J. Ex land libel Limited London and North Lord Campbell's Act loss malicious prosecution master ment negligence North Eastern Rail Northern Rail NOTES TO CHAPTER nuisance owner party plaintiff privileged published railway company recover remedy right of action rule seduced servant slander Smith South Western Rail special damage statement statute statutory sued third person tion tort trade trespass Vict Western Rail wife wrongful act
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Page 189 - We think that the true rule of law is that the person who, for his own purposes, brings on his land and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril ; and if he does not do so, is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape.
Page 70 - ... in every such action the jury may give such damages as they may think proportioned to the injury resulting from such death to the parties respectively for whom and for whose benefit such action shall be brought...
Page 66 - He is responsible not only for the damage caused by his own fault, but also for that caused by the fault of persons under his control and by things which he has under his care...
Page 149 - An act done by a person in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute shall not be actionable on the ground only that it induces some other person to break a contract of employment or that it is an interference with the trade, business, or employment of some other person, or with the right of some other person to dispose of his capital or his labour as he wills.
Page 64 - ... in which the contractor is entrusted with the performance of a duty incumbent upon his employer and neglects its fulfilment whereby an injury is occasioned.
Page 182 - 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 defendants, that the accident arose from want of care.
Page 97 - The action, prosecution, or proceeding shall not lie or be instituted unless it is commenced within six months next after the act, neglect, or default complained of, or, in case of a continuance of injury or damage, within six months next after the ceasing thereof...
Page 51 - Where, by any wrongful act or omission of any partner acting in the ordinary course of the business of the partnership or with the authority of his copartners, loss or injury is caused to any person, not being a partner in the partnership, or any penalty is incurred, the partnership is liable therefor to the same extent as the partner so acting or omitting to act.
Page 129 - ... without actual malice, and without gross negligence, and that before the commencement of the action, or at the earliest opportunity afterwards, he inserted in such newspaper or other periodical publication...
Page 73 - Demands in the nature of unliquidated damages arising otherwise than by reason of a contract, promise, or breach of trust, shall not be provable in bankruptcy.