Ruling Case Law: As Developed and Established by the Decisions and Annotations Contained in Lawyers Reports Annotated, American Decisions, American Reports, American State Reports, American and English Annotated Cases, American Annotated Cases, English Ruling Cases, British Ruling Cases, United States Supreme Court Reports, and Other Series of Selected Cases, Volume 20William Mark McKinney Edward Thompson Company, 1918 - Law |
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... motion . The plaintiff was shown to have been youthful , inexperienced and of immature judgment . The court said : " When street car companies carry passengers of tender years and passengers whom they know to be of unsound mind , it is ...
... motion . The plaintiff was shown to have been youthful , inexperienced and of immature judgment . The court said : " When street car companies carry passengers of tender years and passengers whom they know to be of unsound mind , it is ...
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... motion that he shall control it with a skill and care propor- tioned to the danger created.19 A higher degree of care and vigilance is required in dealing with a dangerous agency than in the ordinary affairs of life or business , which ...
... motion that he shall control it with a skill and care propor- tioned to the danger created.19 A higher degree of care and vigilance is required in dealing with a dangerous agency than in the ordinary affairs of life or business , which ...
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... motion.11 54. Public Officers Entering Premises in Discharge of Duty.— The decisions appear to be somewhat indefinite with respect to the status of public officers who enter upon premises in the discharge of ing , 45 W. Va . 262 , 31 ...
... motion.11 54. Public Officers Entering Premises in Discharge of Duty.— The decisions appear to be somewhat indefinite with respect to the status of public officers who enter upon premises in the discharge of ing , 45 W. Va . 262 , 31 ...
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... motion , with the inten- tion and for the express purpose of riding upon the ball , and in consequence thereof was killed , the court held that he was a tres- passer , and that there could be no recovery against the mill owner for the ...
... motion , with the inten- tion and for the express purpose of riding upon the ball , and in consequence thereof was killed , the court held that he was a tres- passer , and that there could be no recovery against the mill owner for the ...
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... motion a rail- road turntable knowing , or by the exercise of ordinary care able to know , of the presence thereon of a child , and that it is likely to 16. St. Louis , etc. , R. Co. v . Bell , 81 Ill . 76 , 25 Ám . Rep . 269 ; Daniels ...
... motion a rail- road turntable knowing , or by the exercise of ordinary care able to know , of the presence thereon of a child , and that it is likely to 16. St. Louis , etc. , R. Co. v . Bell , 81 Ill . 76 , 25 Ám . Rep . 269 ; Daniels ...
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Page 75 - We think that the true rule of law is, that the person who for his own purposes brings on his lands 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 528 - States, do proclaim, declare, and make known to all persons who have, directly or by implication, participated in the existing rebellion, except as hereinafter excepted, that a full pardon is hereby granted to them and each of them, with restoration of all rights of property, except as to slaves, and in property cases where rights of third parties shall have intervened...
Page 27 - 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.
Page 26 - ... and such like terms, as applied to the conduct and affairs of men, have a relative significance, and cannot be arbitrarily defined. What may be deemed ordinary care in one case, may, under different surroundings and circumstances, be gross negligence. The policy of the law has relegated the determination of such questions to the jury, under proper instructions from the court. It is their province to note the special circumstances and surroundings of each particular case, and then say whether...
Page 629 - The peace of society, and of the families composing society, and a sound public policy, designed to subserve the repose of families and the best interests of society, forbid to the minor child a right to appear in court in the assertion of a claim to civil redress for personal injuries suffered at the hands of the parent. The state, through its criminal laws, will give the minor child protection from parental violence and wrong-doing, and this is all the child can be heard to demand.
Page 85 - Children, wherever they go, must be expected to act upon childish instincts and impulses; and others who are chargeable with a duty of care and caution towards them must calculate upon this, and take precautions accordingly. If they leave exposed to the observation of children anything which would be tempting to them, and which they in their immature judgment might naturally suppose they were at liberty to handle or...
Page 385 - While the legislature has no right arbitrarily to declare that to be a nuisance which is clearly not so, a good deal must be left to its discretion in that regard, and if the object to be accomplished is conducive to the public interests, it may exercise a large liberty of choice in the means employed.
Page 708 - The court may determine any controversy between parties before it, when it can be done without prejudice to the rights of others, or by saving their rights ; but when a complete determination of the controversy cannot be had without the presence of other parties, the court must order them to be brought in.
Page 798 - A voluntary contract between two or more competent persons to place their money, effects, labor and skill or some or all of them in lawful commerce or business, with the understanding that there shall be a communion of the profits thereof between them.
Page 51 - It is a well established rule that a higher degree of care and vigilance is required in dealing with a dangerous agency than in the ordinary affairs of life...