The proximate cause of an event must be understood to be that which in a natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any new, independent cause, produces that event, and without which that event would not have occurred. Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana - Page 258by Indiana. Supreme Court, Charles Frederick Remy, George Washington Self, Philip Zoercher, William H. Adams, Mrs. Edward Franklin White, Emma Mary May - 1907Full view - About this book
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1908 - 2268 pages
...maintained' must be the proximate cause of the Injury sustained ; and the proximate cause of an event is that which In a natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any new and Independent cause, produces that event, and without which, that event would not have occurred."... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1917 - 1212 pages
...definition of "proximate cause" found in the books is either the following or some of Its paraphrases: "Ttie proximate cause of an event must be understood to...sequence, unbroken by any new, independent cause, produces that event, and without which that event would not have occurred." 1 Shearman & Redfield. Negligence... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1908 - 1164 pages
...proximate causes, and not merely as a condition. In volume G, p. 5700, of Words and Phrases, it is stated: "The proximate cause of an event must be understood...in a natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by a new cause, produces that event, and without which that event would not have occurred." The term "proximate... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1921 - 1166 pages
...of the damage to the cattle which were deprived of water? The proximate cause of an injury Is thnt which, In a natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any new, independent cause, produces the Injury, and without which it would not have occurred. Mize v. Rocky Mountain Bell Tel. Co., 38 Mont.... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1920 - 960 pages
...duty upon which an action is brought must be not only a cause, but a proximate cause, of the damag« to the plaintiff. * * * The proximate cause of an...sequence, unbroken by any new, independent cause, produces that event, and without which that event would not have occurred." Shearman & Redfield (Cth Ed.) g... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 1116 pages
...speed upon him." "The proximate cause of an event," It Is said in 1 Shear. & Red. Neg. (6th Ed.) § 26, "must be understood to be that which, in a natural...sequence, unbroken by any new, Independent cause, produces that event, and without which that event would not have occurred. * * * If he (the wrongdoer) has committed... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1901 - 1162 pages
...walked into it. If he bad stood still, both plaintiffs were safe. Proximate cause, as I repeat, is that which, In a natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any new, Independent cause, produces an event. He was standing In the highway, and he was Injured in consequence of some other person first... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1907 - 1332 pages
...constitute the proximate cause of hla Injuries and maintain his action by proof of only one of them. The proximate cause of an event must be understood...Independent cause, produces the event, and without which the event would not have occurred. Proximity In point of time or space, however, is no part of thli... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 1270 pages
...that appellants' negligence was not the proximate cause of the injuries sustained by the appellee. "The proximate cause of an event must be understood...sequence, unbroken by any new, Independent cause, produces that event and without which the event would not have occurred." Shear. & R. Neg. (5th Ed.) § 20.... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1891 - 1250 pages
...rejection would make nearly all reported cases on the question involved unintelligible. Theproximate cause of an event must be understood to be that which,...natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any new cause, produces that event, and without which that event would not have occurred. Proximately in point... | |
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