 | 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 - 1888 - 776 σελίδες
...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,...which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." While this request was not given in the language used, it was given in substance by the judge in the... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, John Paxton Norman - 1859 - 968 σελίδες
...defendants liable was thus defined by Alderson, B., in Btyth 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... | |
 | Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, John Paxton Norman - 1859 - 982 σελίδες
...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 - 1910 - 726 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, Francis Joseph Coltman - 1866 - 662 σελίδες
...the tortious act of a third party, or a defect of fences which the plaintiff' was bound to repair. " Negligence is the omission to do something which a...something which a prudent and reasonable man would Dot do; per Alderson, B., Blyth v. The Birmingham Waterworks Company, 11 Exch. 784.f Without negligence... | |
 | 1874 - 436 σελίδες
...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...which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." In commenting on this definition, our author is guilty of almost equal negligence in the use of language.... | |
 | 1873 - 532 σελίδες
...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." t It must be determined in all cases by reference to the situation and knowledge of the parties, and... | |
 | John J. Elwell - 1871 - 624 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | Nebraska. Supreme Court, David Allen Campbell, Guy Ashton Brown, Lorenzo Crounse, Walter Alber Leese, Lee Herdmen, Henry Clay Lindsay, Henry Paxon Stoddart - 1902 - 1050 σελίδες
...given or exercised. It may consist in the omission to do something which a reasonable man guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs would do. Foxworthy v. City of Hastiwjx, 23 Nebr., 772, followed." Another definition is this: "The omission... | |
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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. 
