 | 1833 - 874 Seiten
...want of gVill Where there has been contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff, — ie, where he might, by the exercise of ordinary care have avoided...the consequences of the defendant's negligence— be is not entitled to recover. By 9 and 10 Viet. c. 93 (commonly called Lord Campbell's Act), when... | |
 | 1897 - 518 Seiten
...[1842] H and other cases following it were relied on. But the proposition established by those cases is that, although there may have been negligence on the...ordinary care have avoided the consequences of the defendants' negligence, he is entitled to recover. From what I have found as to the negligence of the... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Roger Meeson, William Newland Welsby - 1838 - 828 Seiten
...law is laid down with perfect correctness in the case of Butterfield v. Forrester: and that rule is, that, although there may have been negligence on the...might have avoided them, he is the author of his own wrong. That is the only way in which the rule as to the exercise of ordinary care is applicable to... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - 1841 - 922 Seiten
...down with perfect correctness in the case of Butterfield v. Forrester, 11 East, 60; and that rule is, that, although there may have been, negligence on...might have avoided them, he is the author of his own wrong. That is the only way in which the rule as to the exercise of ordinary care is applicable to... | |
 | Archibald John Stephens - 1842 - 998 Seiten
...Baron Parke said, " The rule of law is laid do« in Butterfield v. Forrester (11), and that rule is, that although there may have been negligence on the...might have avoided them, he is the author of his own wrong." (12) If a horse and cart be left standing in the street, without any person to watch them,... | |
 | William Selwyn - 1842 - 822 Seiten
...been negligence in both parties, and yet the plaintiff may be entitled to recover ; for the rule is, that although there may have been negligence on the...might have avoided them, he is the author of his own wrong (A). " If I am guilty of negligence in leaving a dangerous thing in a place, where accidents... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Roger Meeson, William Newland Welsby - 1843 - 842 Seiten
...Company v. Robins, 593 NEGLIGENCE. When actionable. The general rule of law respecting negligence is, that although there may have been negligence on the...defendant's negligence, he is entitled to recover. Therefore, where the defendant negligently drove his horses and waggon against and killed an ass, which... | |
 | 1843 - 534 Seiten
...general rule of law respecting negligence is, that although there may have been negligence on the pait of the plaintiff, yet unless he might by the exercise...defendant's negligence, he is entitled to recover. Therefore, where the defendant negligently drove his horses and waggon against and killed an ass, which... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - 1844 - 910 Seiten
...Bridge v. The Grand Junction Railway Co., 3 M. 4- W. 244. ; in which case Parkc B. states the rule to be that, although there may have been negligence on-...recover : if by ordinary care he might have avoided this, he is the author of I. is own wrong : that is the only way in which the rule as to the exercise... | |
 | 1844 - 510 Seiten
...453. NEGLIGENCE. (In driving, ichen actionable.) The general rule of law respecting negligence is, that although there may have been negligence on the...defendant's negligence, he is entitled to recover. Therefore, where the defendant negligently drove his horses and wagon against and killed an ass, which... | |
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I believe quite correctly, that "the rule of law is laid down with perfect correctness in the case of Butterfield v. Forrester, that, although there may have been negligence on the part of the plaintiff, yet unless he might, by the exercise of ordinary... 
