The Law of Torts |
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Page 5
... harm he thereby causes.16 In contrast , protection against unintended harm is much more modest , because greater weight is given to the countervailing interest of the defendant in freedom of action . Accidental harm may have been caused ...
... harm he thereby causes.16 In contrast , protection against unintended harm is much more modest , because greater weight is given to the countervailing interest of the defendant in freedom of action . Accidental harm may have been caused ...
Page 84
... harm to the physical condition of the property or the security of the possessor , the latter is privileged to use only the mildest of force- such as was expressed in the old form of pleading ' mollitur manus imposuit ' . This clearly ...
... harm to the physical condition of the property or the security of the possessor , the latter is privileged to use only the mildest of force- such as was expressed in the old form of pleading ' mollitur manus imposuit ' . This clearly ...
Page 349
... harm in the latter case where the injury is more readily observed and measured and the damages are more easily ascertained.36 Moreover , in cases of physical damage , the gravity of the harm is regarded as great though its extent is ...
... harm in the latter case where the injury is more readily observed and measured and the damages are more easily ascertained.36 Moreover , in cases of physical damage , the gravity of the harm is regarded as great though its extent is ...
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accident action activity actual animals apportionment Australia authority bailee bailment benefit breach burden C'th causal cause chattel civil claim collision common law compensation Comr conduct contract contributory negligence conversion Corp courts Crimes Act 1961 criminal damage dangerous decision defendant defendant's detinue distinction doctrine driver duty duty of care employer escape fact fault favour fire Fletcher foreseeable harm Harv held highway infra intentional interest involved judicial jury land law of torts legislation Lord loss merely modern Motor negligence per se nuisance occupier ordinarily owner particular party passenger personal injury plaintiff possession premises principle privilege proof Prosser protection purpose question reasonable recover recovery remedy res ipsa loquitur responsibility Rest result risk rule Rylands safety servant Smith social standard statute statutory strict liability supra tortfeasor Transp trespass trover unreasonable verdict vicarious liability victim Wagon Mound Williams wrong