 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...  Handbook of the Law of Torts - Page 512by Heman Gerald Chapin - 1917 - 695 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1872 - 978 pages
...156), " We think the true rule of »law is that the person who for his own purposes brings on his own land and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril, and that if he does not do so, he is prima facie answerable for all the damage, which... | |
 | 1866 - 722 pages
...liable for the damage sustained by plaintiff. Per Curiain : — " We think the true rule of law is that the person who, for his own purposes, brings...mischief if it escapes, must keep it at his peril, and that if he does not he is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence... | |
 | Isaac Fletcher Redfield - 1867 - 744 pages
...aware, though they had not ascertained where the shafts led to. " We think that the rule of law is, that the person who, for his own purposes, brings...mischief if it 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... | |
 | Francis Hilliard - 1867 - 664 pages
...held in a late English case, that one who for his own purposes brings, collects, and keeps on his land anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it at his peril, and, without proof of negligence, is primd facie liable for all damage naturally resulting from its escape.7... | |
 | Louis Arthur Goodeve - 1870 - 982 pages
...clearly in Mr. Justice Blackburn's judgment. He says : — " We think that the true rule of law is that the person who, " for his own purposes, brings...likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in " at his peril ; and if he does not do so, he is primd facie answerable (1) 8 CB, NS, 568. 1870... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer - 1868 - 778 pages
...aware, though they had not ascertained where the shafts went to. We think that the true rule of law is, that the person who, for his own purposes, brings...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 for all the damage which is the... | |
 | Edward Burtenshaw Sugden - 1869 - 334 pages
...immaterial whether the escape is by negligence or not. It has been laid down by our learned judges as law, that the person who for his own purposes brings on...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 for the damage which is the natural... | |
 | Isaac Fletcher Redfield - 1869 - 796 pages
...aware, though they had not ascertained where the shafts led to. " We think that the rule of law is, that the person who, for his own purposes, brings on his land and collects and keeps there any thing l1kely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it at his peril, and that if he does not do... | |
 | Great Britain. Magistrates' cases - 1870 - 668 pages
...the opinion of that court as to the law in these words: — " We think that the true rule of law is that the person who, for his own purposes, brings...likely to do mischief, if 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... | |
 | Great Britain. Magistrates' cases - 1870 - 672 pages
...the opinion of that court as to the law in these words: — "We think that the true rule of law is that the person who, for his own purposes, brings on his land aud collects and keeps there anything likely to do niiichief, if it escapes must keep it in at his... | |
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