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" Homicide per infortunium or misadventure is where a man, doing a lawful act without any intention of hurt, unfortunately kills another ; as where a man is at work with a hatchet, and the head thereof flies off... "
The Law Lexicon, Or Dictionary of Jurisprudence: Explaining All the ... - Page 234
by John Jane Smith Wharton - 1848 - 707 pages
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A Dictionary of American and English Law: With Definitions of the Technical ...

Stewart Rapalje, Robert Linn Lawrence - Law - 1888 - 772 pages
...EXCUSABLE HOMICIDE.— This is of two sorts, either per infortunmm, by misadventure, or se defendendo, upon a sudden affray. Homicide, per infortunium, is...Homicide, se defendendo, is where a man kills another (478) EXECUTE. upon a sudden affray, merely in his own defence, or in. defence of hie wife, child,...
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Roscoe's Digest of the Law of Evidence in Criminal Cases, Volume 2

Henry Roscoe - Evidence, Criminal - 1888 - 732 pages
...misfortune or in his own defence, or in any other manner without felony," Homicide by misadventure is where a man doing a lawful act, without any intention of bodily harm, and after using proper precautions to prevent danger, unfortunately kills another person....
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Wharton's Law-lexicon: Forming an Epitome of the Law of England and ...

John Jane Smith Wharton, John Mounteney Lely - Law - 1889 - 800 pages
...crime. — 1 Hale, 488. II. Excusable, of two kinds : — (a) Per infortunium, or by misadventure, as where a man doing a lawful act, without any intention of hurt, by accident kills another. (/?) Se defendetido, as where a man kills another upon a sudden rencounter...
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The Most Material Parts of Blackstone's Commentaries, Reduced to Questions ...

John C. Devereux - Law - 1891 - 432 pages
...what sorts is excusable homicide ? — 182. 22i When does homicide by misadventure happen ? — 182. . Where a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of hurt, unfortunately kills another ; where a parent is moderately correcting his child, a master his apprentice or scholar, or an officer...
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Commentaries on the Present Laws of England, Volume 2

Thomas Brett - English law - 1891 - 822 pages
...dangerous riot which cannot be otherwise suppressed. Excusable homicides are of two kinds :— (1.) Where a man doing a lawful act, without any intention of hurt, by accident kills another; as for instance, where a man is working with a hatchet and the head by accident...
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Wharton's Law-lexicon: Forming an Epitome of the Law of England; and ...

John Jane Smith Wharton - Law - 1892 - 806 pages
...per infortunium, by misadventure, or se defendendo, upon a sudden affray. Homicide, per infortuniitm, is. where a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention...defendendo, is where a man kills another upon a sudden affray, merely in his own defence, or in defence of his wife, child, parent, or servant, and not from...
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New Commentaries on the Criminal Law Upon a New System of Legal ..., Volume 2

Joel Prentiss Bishop - Criminal law - 1892 - 956 pages
...Misadventure. — Excusable homicide he divides as follows : " (1) Homicide per infortunium, or misadventure, where a man doing a lawful act without any intention of hurt unfortunately kills another ; as, where a man is at work with a hatchet, and the head thereof flies off and kills a stander-by...
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Abridgment of Blackstone's Commentaries

William Blackstone, William Cyrus Sprague - Law - 1893 - 558 pages
...distinct, and then wherein they agree. MISADVKNTURK. 1. Homicide per Infortunium or mi*adi'i'iiliire is where a man, doing a lawful act without any intention of hurt, unfortunately kills another: as t where a man is at work with a hatchet, and the head thereof flies off and kills a stander-by ;...
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The Criminal Law

John Gardner Hawley, Malcolm McGregor - Criminal law - 1896 - 350 pages
...sometimes occurs as the result of an accident. Blackstone says: "Homicide per infortunium or misadventure is where a man doing a. lawful act, without any intention of hurt, unfortunately Tolls another ; as where a man is at work with a hatchet, and the head thereof flies off, and kills...
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Blackstone's Commentaries Abridged

William Blackstone, William Cyrus Sprague - Law - 1899 - 570 pages
...are distinct, and then wherein they agree. Misadventure. i. Homicide per unfortunium or misadventure is where a man, doing a lawful act without any intention of hurt, unfortunately kills another: as where a man is at work with a hatchet, and the head thereof flies off and kills a stander-by ; or...
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