A Treatise on the Law of Negligence, Opseg 1

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Baker, Voorhis & Company, 1888
 

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VII
1
Duty an essential element
7
Re trictions on liability how far valid
9
Inevitable accident
16
Apparent exceptions to last rule
17
WATER AND WATERCOURSES
18
What is not inevitable accident
19
Absence of intent to produce damage
20
Distinction between negligence and fraud
21
Defendants anticipation of injury not essential 22 Election between contract and tort
22
Damage an essential element 24 Damage must be to plaintiff VOL IPAGE 16 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
24
CHAPTER II
25
Breach of duty must be the proximate cause
26
Breach of statutory duty
27
Natural sequence defined
28
Foreseen and unforeseen consequences of negligence
29
Extraordinary consequences of negligence
30
Intervening cause breaking connection
31
Intervening cause must be either a superseding or responsible cause
32
Duty to rebuild destroyed highway VOL IIPAGE
33
Protection of travel pending repairs
35
What are defects under the statute
36
Superseding cause and inevitable accident distinguished 39 37 Intervening cause must be a free agent
37
Intervener not culpable if ignorant of facts
38
Defects in margins of way
39
Whole width when must be passable
42
Sidewalks and street crossings
44
Superior force concurring with defendants delay
45
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47
Overhanging roofs awnings trees c
48
Damages against attorneys 646
50
Application of the rule to passenger carriers
51
Duty to place lights barriers c
54
Corporations liability for acts of its licensee
55
Degree of care required
56
49
57
Liability of licensee
58
Conditions implied in license
59
CHAPTER IV
61
Obstructions incident to building operations
62
Obstructions incident to traffic
64
Obstructions from natural causesice and snow 66
66
When liable for gross negligence only
69
Rule in New York and Connecticut 365 Liability of individuals for obstructing highways
70
CHAPTER V
71
Liability of corporation for third persons acts
73
Basis of action for injuries
74
Notice of defect when necessary 75
75
What will suffice to shift the burden of proof 59 When maxim res ipsa loquitur applies
76
CHAPTER VI
81
Damages must be special
84
The relation of attorney and client
86
Action when to be brought
87
Defenses
90
Contributory negligence
91
CHAPTER XXXV
92
Travelers knowledge of defect
94
Care required in traveling at night
97
Knowledge of principal when imputed to agent
98
Knowledge of agent when imputed to principal
99
Contributory negligence of children
100
Negligence of parents in parents action
101
Parent must be actually in fault
102
Degree of care required from child
103
Damages recoverable 105
105
Imputation of parents negligence New York rule
109
New York rule criticised
110
Imputed negligence Illinois rule 77 Imputed negligence of parent while in custody of child
112
Imputation of negligence denied Vermont rule
115
Imputed negligence limitation of rule 79 No imputed negligence if child careful
116
Imputed negligence parent must be acting as such 82 Imputed negligence parent must be negligent in fact
118
Imputed negligence age of child
119
Imputed negligence lunatics
121
Plaintiff not prejudiced unless actually in fault
122
Bridges across navigable streams
124
Management and protection of drawbridges
126
Tollbridges
127
Plaintiff not prejudiced by want of ordinary care 87 Ordinary care defined
128
State canals
129
Care required of infirm
130
Construction of canals
131
Effect of mistaken judgment under sudden alarm
132
Maintaining embankments etc
133
Repair of towingpath and fencing canals
134
Duty of looking and listening
135
CHAPTER XIX
136
Effect of defendants advice or invitation
137
What dangers must be provided against
138
Plaintiff not bound to anticipate negligence
140
Laying track on highway
141
Plaintiffs fault must contribute to injury
144
Plaintiffs fault must proximately contribute to injury 90 90
146
92
148
Negligence increasing damages only no bar
150
Rights of compensated landowners
151
Plaintiffs fault need not be cause of injury
152
Interference with highway
153
Effect of technical trespass
154
Roadbridges over railroads
156
98
157
Crossings
158
99
159
Defendants later negligence rule in Davies v Mann
160
Commonlaw obligation to fence
164
100
165
Illustrations of rule
166
Rule not applicable where plaintiff willfully incurs injury
167
Liability for defective acknowledgments
168
Unequal operation of commonlaw rule
169
103
170
Rule in Georgia and Tennessee
174
109
175
112 115 116 116
176
Fences must be sufficient
177
Plaintiffs fault in representative capacity
178
Burden of proofconflict of decisions
179
Effect of statutes
181
Burden of proof on defendant
182
Who is a volunteer assistant
183
Burden ought to be on defendant
184
Presumption against negligencehow overbalanced
185
Risks assumed under express orders
186
What proof of care sufficient
187
Liability of firms and corporations
188
Inference from circumstances
189
Duration of masters duty
190
Pleading absence from fault
191
Questions of law and fact
192
Duty to employ sufficient force
193
What materials master bound to provide
194
What materials master not bound to provide
195
Masters duty as to materials not on his property
196
Illustrations of masters liability
197
Low bridges
198
Low bridge cases analyzed
199
122
200
Other structures necessarily
201
Who may sue on breach of contract
202
Masters duty to warn servant
203
Liability for selling dangerous goods
204
Private actions upon public obligations
205
What is sufficient notice to master
206
Landlords and tenants
207
Effect of servants knowledge of defects
208
Infants and lunatics
209
Joint liability of trespassers and others
210
Who are not jointly liable
211
Test of servants prudence
212
140
213
The statutory remedy
215
The statute of New York and other states
216
Special and limited liability in certain states 217
217
Limited liability in Pennsylvania 130 Special homicides dwelling c 219
219
Liability of lessees of road
220
Liability of agents and contractors
221
Action when brought in state where injury occurred
222
Who may bring action
223
For whose benefit action may be brought
224
No action without surviving statutory beneficiary
225
When illegitimates entitled to benefit of statute
226
Notice of defect when to be given
227
Cause of action for instantaneous death
228
Limitation of time to commence action 140 Effect of decedents settlement or waiver of statutory benefit
229
147
230
Illustrations of want of care 241
241
Implied authority of servant
246
Negligence of other persons or companies
248
Rate of speed 461 Care required of railroads on or near highways 249
249
Care in driving horse cars
252
Care required at highway crossings
256
Care required at other crossings
259
Care of stationary cars and engines
260
Nominal master when not liable
262
Negligence of firemen and defects in fire apparatus 266 Duty as to public health and charities
266
Duty as to schools and school buildings
267
Duties imposed by general statute
268
Exercise of quasijudicial discretion
269
Illustrations of discretionary powers
270
Devising plan of public improvement
271
Trains running backwards
273
Liability of trustees for employees acts
274
What is not contributory negligence
276
Crossing track in view of train 277
277
Expenses incurred by death 668
280
Effect of right of dismissal of contractor
281
Illustrations of negligence in crossing
282
What is not negligence in crossing
285
Crossing when highway is blocked 287
287
Negligence of subcontractor and part contractor
288
Liability of employer for his own neglect
294
Who may complain of breach of duty
317
CHAPTER XIV
325
Trustees of public charities
331
461
344
Defects in way concurring with defects in adjacent premises
347
Care required of passenger
353
Negligence in getting on and off a vehicle
357
Illustrations
360
Violation of statute forbidding use of platforms etc
363
Negligence in being in improper part of vehicle
365
Servant not having notice of danger not prejudiced by notice of defect
368
Negligence in changing from car to car
369
Effect of continuance in service after notice of defect
370
Safe transportation of baggage
372
Presumption as to servants knowledge
373
Means of knowledge how far notice
374
When carrier not responsible for baggage
375
Application of rule to minors
376
Nature of the business
378
Duties of masters to minors 220 Effect of servants knowledge of defects in master personally
379
Servants duty to warn master
380
Obligations not merely in contract
381
Burden of proof
382
Application of this rule 224 Who are fellowservants
383
Who are not fellowservants
384
others
385
Responsible only for negligence
386
Unlawful messages
387
American rule servant in command not fellowservant with
388
Duty as to receiving messages
390
Messages must not be altered
391
English rule servant in command fellowservant with others
392
To whom company is responsible
393
Connecting lines
395
English rule criticised
396
Who are viceprincipals 230 Viceprincipals not fellowservants 229 English rule condemned in England 396
397
Certain unreasonable rules considered
398
Notice of rules necessary
400
New York discrimination against corporations
401
General limitations of masters liability for viceprincipal
402
Validity of contracts exempting from liability generally
403
Servants must be in same common employment
404
What constitutes common employment
405
Who are in common employment
406
Illinois rule as to common employment
407
Illustrations of common employment
409
Illustrations of fellow servants in common employment under English rule
413
Illustrations of fellowservants in common employment under all rules
415
CHAPTER XI
423
Servants liability to fellowservants
426
Liability to shipmasters
427
PART III
429
Extent of states immunity
431
State may consent to be sued
432
Immunity of State agents
433
Municipal corporations as State agencies
435
Legislative control over municipal corporations
436
Public and private functions of municipal corporations
439
398
440
Counties towns etc as State agencies
441
460
443
462
444
Counties in Pennsylvania Maryland etc
445
New England towns
447
When liable at common law
448
Public dutiespreserving the peace
450
401
451
Nonliability for mob violence
452
Imperfect execution of law and ordinances
453
Granting licenses a governmental act
455
Preventing spread of conflagration
457
402
459
Character of disease may determine degree of skill
464
Physicians not liable for errors of judgment
470
Liability for misconduct of deputy
475
Diligence in executing process
476
Obstructions to view
478
Safe keeping of property
479
Walking upon the track
480
Liability for insufficient sureties
482
Liability for escape
483
CHAPTER XXX
484
Owners liability for animals trespass
485
Owners notice of disposition of animal
486
Presumption of notice of disposition
488
Damage consequent on authorized
489
What deemed sufficient notice
491
Sufficient evidence of notice
492
No duty to do an unlawful thing
493
Duty as to lands and structurespiers
494
Keeping infectiously diseased cattle
495
Management of private enterpriseswater service
496
Maintenance and repair of sewers
497
Who will be deemed owner of animal
498
Maintenance and repair of highways in New England
500
Imputed knowledge of animals habits
501
Separate owners when jointly liable
502
Implied liability for nonrepair of streets
503
Negligence the only ground of action
504
Driving trespassing animals off land
505
Negligence in impounding cattle
506
Corporate liability for acts of agents 292 Who are agents of corporation
507
Subordinate officers and agents
509
Duty to assist passengers in getting on and
510
Officers having independent duties
511
Departments of city government
512
Departments having auxiliary duties only
513
Omission of duty not excused by officers personal neglect
514
Independent contractors not servants
515
Corporate liability for authorized wrongful acts of agents
516
Cases in which the law of the road does not apply
517
Management of sleighs
518
Acts beyond corporate power to authorize or ratify
519
No obligation to fence at common law
522
Statutory regulations
523
CHAPTER XIII
524
Who are entitled to protection of animals by fence
525
Who are entitled to protection against animals by fence
526
Liability for damage to animals through want of fence 527 888
528
Fire accidentally kindled on ones own land
530
Liability for spread of fire
532
533
533
Nonjudicial public officers classified
537
Negligent performance of ministerial duties 314 Liability for omissions of duty 537
538
Fires kindled to clear land
539
Subordinates neglect no excuse for omission to act
540
Firing other land
541
Statutory liability
542
Fire communicated from locomotives
543
Duty to use approved appliances on locomotives 545
545
Other neglect than want of approved appliances 675 Evidence of origin of fire
547
Burden of proof of origin of fire
549
Statutory liability of railroad company
553
Validity of special limitations of liability
554
Combustible material on right of way 555
555
Plaintiffs contributory fault 680 What use of adjacent land not contributory negligence
557
What is not contributory negligence 558
558
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