 | Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - 1888 - 776 էջ
...'Negligence' is defined to be the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct...which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." While this request was not given in the language used, it was given in substance by the judge in the... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, John Paxton Norman - 1859 - 968 էջ
...defendants liable was thus defined by Alderson, B., in Btyth v. The Birmingham Waterworks Company (d): — "Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something... | |
 | Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, John Paxton Norman - 1859 - 982 էջ
...liable was thus defined by Alderson, B., in Blyth v. The Birmingham Waterworks Company (d) : — " Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - 1910 - 726 էջ
...against the plaintiff, and it is not a defense to this suit. 14. "The jury are further instructed that negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those ordinary considerations which ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do or the doing of something... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, Francis Joseph Coltman - 1866 - 662 էջ
...bound to repair. " Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct...something which a prudent and reasonable man would Dot do; per Alderson, B., Blyth v. The Birmingham Waterworks Company, 11 Exch. 784.f Without negligence... | |
 | 1874 - 436 էջ
...remarkable for the inelegance of its phraseology than for its accuracy. This definition is as follows : " Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing... | |
 | John J. Elwell - 1871 - 624 էջ
...Blackf., 258. Neglect of physician, see Odlin c. Stetson, 17 Maine, 247; Wilmot v. Howard, 39 Vt., 447. 2. Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something... | |
 | 1872 - 854 էջ
...injury. Negligence is the omission to do something which a reaSonable, prudent man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct...something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do under all the circumstances surrounding and characterizing the particular case ; and in this case it... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1873 - 740 էջ
...reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affuirs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do."* It must be determined in all cases by reference to the situation and knowledge of the parties and all... | |
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Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. 
