 There must be reasonable evidence of negligence; but where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of things does not happen if those who have the management use...  The Pacific Reporter - Page 1661903Full view - About this book
 | Law - 1883 - 572 pages
...of things, does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident arose from want of care. This case is cited, with approbation, in Transportation Co. v. Downer, 11 Wall. 129.... | |
 | Law - 1884 - 554 pages
...course of things does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant that the accident arose from a want of care." The case of Gee v. Metropolitan IÎ. Co., L. II., 8 QB 161, is very similar to that of Kearney v. London,... | |
 | Law - 1884 - 552 pages
...course of things does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant that the accident arose from a want of care." The case of Oee V. Metropolitan R. Co., L. &., 8 QB 161, is very similar to that of Kearney v. London,... | |
 | John Mews - Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 1048 pages
...course of things does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident arose from want of care. Ib. hi an action against a dock company for injury to the plaintiff by their alleged... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 978 pages
...course of things does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident arose from want of care." So in Curtis v. liochester & Syracuse R. Co., 18 XY, 543, the court of appeals of îiew... | |
 | Herbert Broom, Herbert Francis Manisty, Charles Francis Cagney - Legal maxims - 1884 - 1078 pages
...course of events, if those who have the management of the thing use proper care, that affords reasonable evidence in the absence of explanation by the defendant that the accident arose from want of care ; but (») Kearney v. London, £ri<jhlon, 50 LJQ. I!. 280 ; 29 WR <tf., XC, LE 5 QB 411... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 966 pages
...course of things does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident arose from want of care." So in Curtía v. А R. Co., 18 NY, 543, the Court of Appeals of New York held that the... | |
 | Horace Gay Wood - Railroad law - 1885 - 804 pages
...of things, does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident arose from want of care. This ease is cited, with approbation, in Transportation Co. v. Downer, 11 Wall. (US)... | |
 | Francis Taylor Piggott - Torts - 1885 - 448 pages
...does not happen if those who have the erespons1 e. management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence in the absence of explanation by the defendant that the accident arose from want of care." On this principle the opinion was 5 Ex: 787. expressed in Skinner v. London and Brighton... | |
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