...without contributory negligence on his part has suffered injury to his person or property. ' ' B ' 'Negligence is the failure to do what a reasonable...under the existing circumstances would not have done." ' "Negligence is the unintentional failure to perform a duty implied by law, whereby damage naturally...

...definition of negligence, which, says Swayne, J., in Railroad Co. v. Jones, 95 US (5 Otto) 439, 441, is " the failure to do what a reasonable and prudent...under the existing circumstances would not have done. The essence of the fault may lie in omission or commission. The duty is dictated and measured by the...

...v. Citizens' Electric Co., 574. Negligence — Definition. 45. The definition of negligence as being "the failure to do what a reasonable and prudent person...under the existing circumstances would not have done," approved. — Birsch v. Citizens' Electric Co., 574. Electricity — Contributory Negligence — Presumptions....

...US (5 Otto) 43'.), 441, is " the failure to do what a reasonable and prudent person would oulinarily have done under the circumstances of the situation,...under the existing circumstances would not have done. The essence of the fault may lie in omission or commission. The duty is dictated and measured by the...

...reasonable and prudent person would ordinarily have done under the circumstances of the situation, or the doing what such a person under the existing circumstances would not have done: Fuller v. R. R,. 140-480; Turrentine v. Wellington, 136-308; Carter v. Lumber Co., 129-209 — or the...

...Dig. §§ 151-156; Dec. Dig. § 95.*] 8. NEGLIGENCE (§ l«) — WHAT is "NEGLIGENCE." "Négligence" is the failure to do what a reasonable and prudent...under the existing circumstances, would not have done. [Ed. Note.— For other cases, see Negligence, Cent. Dig. § 1 ; Dec. Dig. § 1.* For other definitions,...

...failure to do what a reasonable and prudent person would ordinarily have done under the circumstances o£ the situation, or doing what such a person, under the existing circumstances, would not have done. [Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Negligence, Cent. Dig. § 1 ; Dec, Dig. § 1.* For other definitions,...

...for personal injuries, (pp. 631, 632.) NEGLIGENCE is a Failure to Do What a Seasonable and prndent person would ordinarily have done under the circumstances...under the existing circumstances would not have done. (p. 633.) NEGLIGENCE— Effect of Specific Allegations.— Where the com plnint in negligence cases,...

...what a reasonable and prudent person would have done under the circumstances of the situation, or the doing what such a person under the existing circumstances would not have done." 1 It is not necessary that the particular injury could have been foreseen, or the particular manner...

...reasonable and prudent person would ordinarily have done under the circumstances of the situation, or the doing what such a person, under the existing circumstances, would not have done. (95 IT. S., 441.) It is surely setting too high a standard of caution and expecting altogether too...