 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, Peregrine Bingham - Law reports, digests, etc - 1830 - 846 pages
...his wrongful act had never been done. It might admit of a different construction if he could shew, not only that the same loss might have happened, but...happened if the act complained of had not been done; but there is no evidence to that extent in the present case. Upon the objection taken in arrest of... | |
 | Joseph Story - Bailments - 1840 - 686 pages
...the action the bare possibility of a loss, if his wrongful act had never been done. It might admit of a different construction, if he could show, not only...happened, if the act complained of had not been done ; but there is no evidence to that extent in the present case." In the English edition the same passage... | |
 | Charles Abbott (Baron Tenterden) - Maritime law - 1846 - 1088 pages
...to the action the bare possibility of a loss if his wrongful act had never been done. It admits of a different construction, if he could show, not only...prescribed by charter-party, the master must pursue it ; (I) if the ship be destined to several places, he should sail to them in the order designated (/),... | |
 | Joseph Kinnicut Angell - Carriers - 1849 - 808 pages
...action, the bare possibility of a loss, if his wrongful act had never been done. It might admit of a different construction, if he could show, not only...happened, if the act complained of had not been done." $ 207. In Bell v. Reed, in Pennsylvania,1 Mr. J. Brackenridge seems to have held at the trial, that... | |
 | Joseph Kinnicut Angell - Business & Economics - 1851 - 836 pages
...action, the bare possibility of a loss, if his wrongful act had never been done. It might admit of a different construction, if he could show, not only...happened, if the act complained of had not been done." § 207. In Bell v. Reed, in Pennsylvania,1 Mr. J. Brackenridge seems to have held at the trial, that... | |
 | 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 - Law reports, digests, etc - 1893 - 800 pages
...that cause was put in operation by his own wrongful act. To entitle such party to exemption, he must show, not only that the same loss might have happened,...happened if the act complained of had not been done." Citing Davis v. Oarrett, 6 Bing. 716. In the present case, while the passenger train was not put in... | |
 | 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 - Law reports, digests, etc - 1914 - 828 pages
...that cause was put in operation by his own wrongful act. To entitle such party to exemption he must show not only that the same loss might have happened,...happened if the act complained of had not been done" — citing Davis v. Garrett, 6 Bing. 716. Counsel for defendant suggest that the situation is ruled... | |
 | Theodore Sedgwick - Damages - 1852 - 722 pages
...the action, the bare possibility of a loss if his wrongful act had never been done. It might admit of a different construction if he could show, not only that the same loss migJvt have happened, but that it must have happened, if the act complained of had not been done ;... | |
 | Charles Abbott (Baron Tenterden) - Maritime law - 1856 - 996 pages
...to the action the bare possibility of a loss if his wrongful act had never been done. It admits of a different construction, if he could show, not only...places, he should sail to them in the order designated (d), or which may be usual — making such intermediate rests and stages only in the course of his... | |
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... that as a loss has actually happened whilst his wrongful act was in operation and force, and which is attributable to his wrongful act, he cannot set up as an answer to the action the bare possibility of a loss, if his wrongful act had never been... 
