| Robert Walsh - Europe - 1817 - 514 pages
...INTERESTING LAW CASES, AND DECISIONS. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, ENGLAND. Saturday, Dec. 7, 1816. MAYHBW V. BOYCE. THIS was an action to recover damages for...Brighton, and the vehicle at seven was overtaken by the Dart, of which the defendant was the owner. About a quarter of a mile beyond Patcham, near to a place... | |
| Law - 1843 - 532 pages
...were delivered to the defendants. Ib. 4. (Burden of proof.) In an action against a bridge corporation to recover damages for an injury sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the lamps of the bridge not being lighted, as required by law, it was held, that the burden of proof was... | |
| Charles Abbott (Baron Tenterden) - Maritime law - 1846 - 1088 pages
...excuse to take charge of any ship wanting a pilot. In the case of Lucey v. Ingram (M), an action brought to recover damages for an injury sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the collision of his barge with the defendant's ship between London and Gravesend ; the defendant pleaded,... | |
| Joseph Kinnicut Angell - Carriers - 1849 - 808 pages
...such course the collision could be avoided." § 663. In an action at Common Law (of the case), brought to recover damages for an injury sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the running of a steam-boat upon a sloop belonging to the plaintiff, while navigating the river Hudson... | |
| Joseph Kinnicut Angell - Business & Economics - 1851 - 836 pages
...such course the collision could be avoided." § 663. In an action at Common Law (of the case) brought to recover damages for an injury sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the running of a steamboat upon a sloop 1 Ante, $ 055 ; Steamboat Co. v. Whillden, 4 Barring. (Del.) R.... | |
| Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, John Paxton Norman - Law reports, digests, etc - 1859 - 980 pages
...might happen. Cur. adv. wit. The judgment of the Court was now delivered by WATSON, B. — This is an action to recover damages for an injury sustained by the plaintiff. The circumstances were these: the plaintiff was a mine sinker, and was, together with several other... | |
| Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1864 - 1314 pages
...the jury; although be continued in the employment of the company after he knew of the defect. TOHT to recover damages for an injury sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of a want of repair of the road-bed of the defendants' railroad. At the trial in the superior court, before... | |
| Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Boston (Mass.) - 1866 - 174 pages
...recover." Bliss v. Wilbraham, 8 Allen, 564: (1864). 332. In an action against a bridge corporation to recover damages for an injury sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the lamps of the bridge not being lighted, as required by law, it was held, that the burden of proof was... | |
| Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1867 - 660 pages
...defendant, although the weight ol' the evidence may appear to have been in favor of the plaintiff. TORT to recover damages for an injury sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of being struck by a chain thrown from the tower of the church in Arlington Street in Boston. At the trial... | |
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