 | North Carolina. Supreme Court - 1905 - 922 σελίδες
...them in passing upon the question of negligence. Fuller v. Railroad, 480. Negligence is the omission to do what a reasonable and prudent person would ordinarily...under the existing circumstances would not have done. Fuller v. Railroad, 480. Where the charter of the defendant city authorized it to operate an electric... | |
 | 1896 - 644 σελίδες
...Negligence is the want of care required by the circumstances. It may "lie in omission or commission, in the failure to do what a reasonable and prudent person...done under the circumstances of the situation, or in doing what such a person under the existing circumstances would not have done :" Baltimore Railroad... | |
 | 1877 - 1004 σελίδες
...Madison, Sup. Ct. Wis., t. LN, Dec. 15, p. 103; se.. Rep., Jan. 9, p. 59. Contributory negligence. — 1. Negligence is the failure to do what a reasonable...essence of the fault may lie in omission or commission ; One who by his negligence has brought an injury upon himself cannot recover damages for it. but where... | |
 | 1877 - 980 σελίδες
...Sup. (_X Wis., CLN, Dec. 15, p. 103; >. c., Rep., Jan. 9, p. 59. —.— Contributory negligence.—1. Negligence is the failure to do what a reasonable...not have done; The essence of the fault may lie in omi.-sion or commission ; One who by his negligence has brought an injury upon himself cannot recover... | |
 | Utah. Supreme Court, Albert Hagan, John Augustine Marshall, John Maxcy Zane, James A. Williams, Joseph M. Tanner, George L. Nye, John Walcott Thompson, August B. Edler, Alonzo Blair Irvine, Harmel L. Pratt, William S. Dalton, H. Arnold Rich - 1904 - 636 σελίδες
...brakeman that he did not push the plaintiff from the train. The third instruction given is as follows: "Negligence is the failure to do what a reasonable...under the existing circumstances, would not have done. Klenk v. Railroad. The duty is dictated and measured by the exigencies of the occasion. The burden... | |
 | Utah. Supreme Court, Albert Hagan, John Augustine Marshall, John Maxcy Zane, James A. Williams, Joseph M. Tanner, George L. Nye, John Walcott Thompson, August B. Edler, Alonzo Blair Irvine, Harmel L. Pratt, William S. Dalton, H. Arnold Rich - 1890 - 658 σελίδες
...incurred by him. At the request of the defendant the court further instructed the jury as follows: 1st. Negligence is the failure to do what a reasonable and prudent person would have done, under the circumstances of the situation, or doing what such a person under the existing... | |
 | Nevada. Supreme Court - 1879 - 592 σελίδες
...the severe gusts of wind. Having the right to walk upon the track, the plaintiff was only required to do what a reasonable and prudent person would ordinarily have done under the same or similar circumstances. We are of opinion that it would have been clearly erroneous for the... | |
 | 1882 - 1916 σελίδες
...ordinarily have done under the circumstances of the situation ; or in doing what such person, under existing circumstances, would not have done. The essence of the fault may lie in omission or commission. Carelessness and negligence are relative terms. What might be negligence under some circumstances,... | |
 | 1904 - 1126 σελίδες
...In the light of the definition of the word 'negligence' now given you by the court: 'Negligence la the failure to do what a reasonable and prudent person would ordinarily have done uuder the circumstances of the situation, or the doing of what such a person under existing circumstances... | |
 | 1905 - 1124 σελίδες
...right which instructed them that negligence was "the failure to do what reasonable and prudent persons would ordinarily have done under the circumstances of the situation, or doing what reasonable and prudent persons, under the existing circumstances, would not have done. * * * You fix... | |
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Negligence is the failure to do what a reasonable and prudent person would ordinarily have done under the circumstances of the situation, or doing what such a person under the existing circumstances would not have done. 
