 | 1872 - 978 էջ
...mischief if it escapes, must keep it at his peril, and if ho does not do so, is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of...the consequence of vis major, or the act of God." He then proceeds to give several illustrations of the rule, and amongst them, the case of a person... | |
 | 1869 - 492 էջ
...it escapee must keep it u at his peril, and if he does not do so is prima facie answerable for all damage which is the natural consequence of its escape. He can excuse himself by showing that the escape wasowing to the plaintiff's default, or, perhaps, that the escape was the consequence of vit major... | |
 | Isaac Fletcher Redfield - 1867 - 744 էջ
...escapes, must keep it at his peril, and that if he does not do so, he is primd facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of...can excuse himself by showing that the escape was the consequence of vis major, or the act of God ; but, as nothing of the sort exists here, it is unnecessary... | |
 | Louis Arthur Goodeve - 1870 - 982 էջ
...consequence of its esKOEOI.EB « Cftpe< jje can excuse himself by showing that the escape was YULE. « owing to the plaintiff's default ; or, perhaps, that...vis major, or the act of God ; but as " nothing of this sort exists here, it is unnecessary to enquire what " excuse would be sufficient. The general... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer - 1868 - 778 էջ
...if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril, and if he does not do so, is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape. He can excuse himself by shewing that the escape was owing to the plaintiff's default; or perhaps that the escape was the consequence... | |
 | Great Britain. Magistrates' cases - 1870 - 668 էջ
...it escapes must keep it in at his peril, and if he does not do so is /iriiiia far.it answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of...or, perhaps, that the escape was the consequence of DIS major or of the act of (rod ; but, as nothing of this sort exists here, it is unnecessary to inquire... | |
 | Great Britain. Magistrates' cases - 1870 - 672 էջ
...if it escapes must keep it in at his peril, and if he docs not do so is primd facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape. He can excuse himself by showing tliat the escape was owing to the plaintiff's default, or, perhaps, that the escape was the consequence... | |
 | John Coke Fowler - 1872 - 512 էջ
...do so, is primd facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence if it escapes. He can excuse himself by showing that the escape was...that the escape was the consequence of vis major, or of the act of God. The general rule seems, on principle, just. The person whose grass is eaten down... | |
 | 1896 - 542 էջ
...it escapes, must keep it in at his peril, and, if he does not do so, is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of...or, perhaps, that the escape was the consequence of ari's major, or the act of God. • • • The general rule, as above stated, seems, on principle,... | |
 | Francis Wharton - 1874 - 960 էջ
...it escapes, must keep it in at his peri! ; and if he does not do so, is prima fucie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of...himself by showing that the escape was owing to the plaintiirs default ; or, perhaps, that the escape was the consequence of vis major, or the act of God... | |
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We think that the true rule of law is that the person who, for his own purposes, brings on his land and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril ; and if he does not do so, is prima facie answerable... 
