 It is admitted that the rule is difficult of application. But it is generally held that, in order to warrant a finding that negligence or an act not amounting to wanton wrong is the proximate cause of an injury, it must appear that the injury was the...  The Pacific Reporter - Page 2261918Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - Law reports, digests, etc - 1897 - 1056 pages
...NEGLIGENCE, WHE4ST ACTIONABLE.— To warrant the finding that negligence, or an act not amounting to a wanton wrong, is the proximate cause of an Injury, It must appear that the injury was ihe natural and probable consequence of the negligent or wrongful act. and that It ought to have been... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - Law reports, digests, etc - 1897 - 1044 pages
...McDonald v. People, 9 Am. 8t Eep. 5C9, which discusses the point fully. NEGLIGENCE— PROXIMATE CAUSE.— To warrant a finding that negligence or an act not amounting to a wanton wrong Is a proximate cause of an Injury, It must appear that the Injury was the natural and... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1893 - 1282 pages
...Kellogg, 94 US 475, it is said: "It is generally held that, in order to warrant a finding that negligence is the proximate cause of an injury, it must appear...probable consequence of the negligence or wrongful act, and that it ought to have been foreseen in the light <>f the attending circumstances." The definition... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - Law reports, digests, etc - 1898 - 1012 pages
...NEGLIGENCE— PROXIMATE CAUSE.— To warrant the finding that negligence, or an act not amounting to a wanton wrong, is the proximate cause of an Injury,...injury was the natural and probable consequence of th« negligent or wrongful act, and that It ought to have been foreseen In the light of the attendant... | |
 | Wisconsin. Supreme Court, Frederic King Conover, Frederick William Arthur, Frederick C. Seibold, Arnold LeBell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1898 - 772 pages
...in Milwaukee & St. PR Co. v. Kettogg, 94 US 469, as the rational and better rule, " that generally, in order to warrant a finding that negligence, or...amounting to wanton wrong, is the proximate cause of the injury, it must appear that the injury was the natural and probable consequence of the negligence... | |
 | Minnesota. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1898 - 606 pages
...on the rear car could not have reasonably anticipated that plaintiff would fall from the car. imate cause of an injury, it must appear that the injury was the natural and probable consequence of the negligent act, and that it (the injury) was such as might or ought, in the light of attending circumstances,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1895 - 884 pages
...Supreme Court, said: "It is admitted that the rule is difficult of application. But it is generally held that, in order to warrant a finding that negligence,...probable consequence of the negligence or wrongful act, and that it ought to have been foreseen in the light of the attending circumstances." CHICAGO, ST.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1899 - 914 pages
...Scale v. Gulf, C. <t BFR Co. u5 Tex. 274, 57 Am. Rep. 602: Williams v. Woodward Iron Co. lOu Ala. 254. In order to warrant a finding that negligence, or...probable consequence of the negligence or wrongful act, and that it ought to Save been foreseen in the light of the attending circumstances. Milwaukee & St.... | |
 | Railroad law - 1899 - 908 pages
...court adopts the language of JUSTICE MILLER in Schefferz'. Railroad Co., 105 US 249: "To warrant the finding that negligence, or an act not amounting to...probable consequence of the negligence or wrongful act, and that it ought to have been foreseen in the light of the attending circumstances." Fowlks v. Southern... | |
 | Railroad law - 1899 - 942 pages
...Proximate Cause of Injuries — Definition. — It is laid down in many cases, and by leading text writers, that "in order to warrant a finding that negligence,...appear that the injury was the natural and probable consequences of the negligence or wrongful act, and that it was such as might or ought to have been... | |
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