 | 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 pages
...the court omitted to give in the language requested was as follows : " 'Negligence' is defined to be the omission to do something which a reasonable man,...ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." While this request was not given... | |
 | Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, John Paxton Norman - 1859 - 982 pages
...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 which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." [Bramwell, B. — Suppose a person,... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, John Paxton Norman - 1859 - 968 pages
...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 which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." [Bramwell, B.— Suppose a person,... | |
 | 1874 - 436 pages
...the inelegance of its phraseology than for its accuracy. This definition is as follows : " Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable...ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." In commenting on this definition,... | |
 | 1873 - 532 pages
...Negligence " has been defined to be " 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 which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." t It must be determined in all... | |
 | John J. Elwell - 1871 - 624 pages
...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 which a prudent man would not do. Aldereon B. Blythe t. Birmingham Water Works Co.,... | |
 | 1872 - 854 pages
...bodily injury. Negligence is the omission to do something which a reaSonable, prudent man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do under all the circumstances surrounding... | |
 | Francis Wharton - 1874 - 960 pages
...Alderson, B., in words which have subsequently been frequently cited with approval by the courts, " is the omission to do something which a reasonable...ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." 1 As a limitation, framed for... | |
 | Herbert Broom - 1874 - 880 pages
...not give a right of action, negligence causing damage will do so :4 negligence being defined to be " the omission to do something which a reasonable man,...ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do;"5 negligence, moreover, not being... | |
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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. 
