 I believe quite correctly, that "the rule of law is laid down with perfect correctness in the case of Butterfield v. Forrester, II East, 60, that, although there may have been negligence on the part of the plaintiff, yet unless he might, by the exercise...  Albany Law Journal - Page 3251875Full view - About this book
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1897 - 518 pages
...[1842] H and other cases following it were relied on. But the proposition established by those cases is that, although there may have been negligence on the...by the exercise of ordinary care have avoided the consequences of the defendants' negligence, he is entitled to recover. From what I have found as to... | |
 | Ireland. Court of King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1850 - 646 pages
...consequences " of the defendants' negligence." In a note to Raisin v. Mitchell (b) the result is thus stated, that " although there may have been " negligence on...by " the exercise of ordinary care have avoided the consequences of " the defendant's negligence, he is entitled to recover ; if by ordinary "care he might... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1841 - 922 pages
...down with perfect correctness in the case of Butterfield v. Forrester, 11 East, 60; and that rule is, that, although there may have been, negligence on...by the exercise of ordinary care, have avoided the consequences of the defendant's negligence, he is entitled to recover : if by ordinary care he might... | |
 | Archibald John Stephens - Arbitration and award - 1842 - 998 pages
...Baron Parke said, " The rule of law is laid do« in Butterfield v. Forrester (11), and that rule is, that although there may have been negligence on the...by the exercise of ordinary care, have avoided the consequences of the defendant's negligence, he is entitled to recover : if by ordinary care he might... | |
 | William Selwyn - Nisi prius - 1842 - 822 pages
...been negligence in both parties, and yet the plaintiff may be entitled to recover ; for the rule is, that although there may have been negligence on the...by the exercise of ordinary care have avoided the consequences of the defendant's negligence, he is entitled to recover : if by ordinary care he might... | |
 | Law - 1843 - 534 pages
...general rule of law respecting negligence is, that although there may have been negligence on the pait of the plaintiff, yet unless he might by the exercise of ordinary care have avoided the consequences of the defendant's negligence, he is entitled to recover. Therefore, where the defendant... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - Evidence (Law) - 1844 - 910 pages
...Bridge v. The Grand Junction Railway Co., 3 M. 4- W. 244. ; in which case Parkc B. states the rule to be that, although there may have been negligence on-...by the exercise of ordinary care have avoided the consequences of the defendant's negligence, he is entitled to recover : if by ordinary care he might... | |
 | Law - 1844 - 510 pages
...453. NEGLIGENCE. (In driving, ichen actionable.) The general rule of law respecting negligence is, that although there may have been negligence on the...by the exercise of ordinary care have avoided the consequences of the defendant's negligence, he is entitled to recover. Therefore, where the defendant... | |
 | John Simcoe Saunders - Civil procedure - 1844 - 594 pages
...Hardern, 4 B. & C. 223; Rogers v. Imbleton, 2 N R. 118. [The general rule of law respecting negligence is, that although there may have been negligence on the...by the exercise of ordinary care have avoided the consequences of the defendant's negligence, he is entitled to recover. Therefore, where the defendant... | |
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