In the nature of things, there is in every transaction a succession of events, more or less dependent upon those preceding, and it is the province of a jury to look at this succession of events or facts, and ascertain whether they are naturally and probably... The Northeastern Reporter - Page 541891Full view - About this book
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1878 - 680 pages
...those preceding, and it is the province of the jury to look at this succession of events or facts, and ascertain whether they are naturally and probably...in view of the circumstances existing at the time. Ryan v. The NYC RR., 35 N. Y., 210, and Ken- v. The Penn. RR. Co., 62 Pa. St., 353, disapproved. Judgment... | |
| Law - 1878 - 442 pages
...upon those preceding, and it is the province of the jury to look at this succession of events or facts and ascertain whether they are naturally and probably...in view of the circumstances existing at the time. If we are not mistaken in these opinions, the Circuit Court was correct in refusing to affirm the defendants'... | |
| Horace Gay Wood - Fire insurance - 1886 - 682 pages
...upon those preceding, and it is the province of a jury to look at this succession of events or facts, and ascertain whether they are naturally and probably...in view of the circumstances existing at the time. If we are not mistaken in these opinions, the Circuit Court was correct in refusing to affirm the defendants'... | |
| Wisconsin. Supreme Court, Abram Daniel Smith, Philip Loring Spooner, Obadiah Milton Conover, Frederic King Conover, Frederick William Arthur, Frederick C. Seibold - Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 764 pages
...at Brown and wife vs. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul B'y Co. this succession of events or facts, and ascertain whether they are naturally and probably...in view of the circumstances existing at the time." "Within this definition, the negligence of the defendant was the proximate cause of the injury to Mrs.... | |
| Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1883 - 958 pages
...upon those preceding; and it is the province of a jury to look at this succession of events or facts, and ascertain whether they are naturally and probably...in view of the circumstances existing at the time." Within this definition the negligence of the defendant was the proximate cause of injury to Mrs. Brown,... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1914 - 1406 pages
...upon those preceding, and It Is the province of a Jury to look at this succession of events or facts and ascertain whether they are naturally and probably...Independent agencies, and this must be determined in view of tbe circumstances existing at the time." The various authorities and text-writers in attempting to... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1911 - 1320 pages
...upon those preceding, and it is the province of a jury to look at this succession of events or facts, and ascertain whether they are naturally and probably...in view of the circumstances existing at the time." In the case of Shippers' Co. v. Davidson, 35 Tex. Civ. App. 558, 80 SW 1032, Davidson was driving a... | |
| Thomas Gaskell Shearman, Amasa Angell Redfield - Negligence - 1888 - 720 pages
...upon those preceding, and it is the province of a jury to look at this succession of events or facts, and ascertain whether they are naturally and probably...view of the circumstances existing at the time.'' The effect of the decision in that case was to sustain a recovery under extraordinary circumstances,... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1888 - 912 pages
...upon those preceding, and it is the province of a jury to look at this succession of events or facts, and ascertain whether they are naturally and probably...in view of the circumstances existing at the time. If we are not mistaken in these opinions, the circuit court was correct in refusing to affirm the defendants'... | |
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