American and English Annotated Cases: Containing the Important Cases Selected from the Current American, Canadian, and English Reports, Thoroughly Annotated ... V. 1 [1901]-40 [1916B] 1916C-1918E.Edward Thompson Company, 1916 - Law |
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Page 136
... wharf on the shore side , and constructed upon a trestle on a level a little above the floor of the wharf , ran the road from Juanita to Kirkland . A line of [ 198 ] boats ran to this dock regularly , making four or five land- ings a ...
... wharf on the shore side , and constructed upon a trestle on a level a little above the floor of the wharf , ran the road from Juanita to Kirkland . A line of [ 198 ] boats ran to this dock regularly , making four or five land- ings a ...
Page 137
... wharf , as con- structed , was , as a matter of law , reasonably safe for all things connected with traffic and travel . Let us suppose that this child had gone on to the wharf with his elder brother or , for that matter , with his ...
... wharf , as con- structed , was , as a matter of law , reasonably safe for all things connected with traffic and travel . Let us suppose that this child had gone on to the wharf with his elder brother or , for that matter , with his ...
Page 138
... wharf in company with his brother on an errand connected with the purpose for which the wharf was intended . Even taking the appel- lant's restricted view of the matter , visiting the dock to receive a newspaper was as law- ful an ...
... wharf in company with his brother on an errand connected with the purpose for which the wharf was intended . Even taking the appel- lant's restricted view of the matter , visiting the dock to receive a newspaper was as law- ful an ...
Page 139
... wharf where the accident occurred was constructed , main- tained and operated . It is admitted by the pleadings that this dock was a public one , owned and operated by the county , the defend- ant , and as such you are instructed that ...
... wharf where the accident occurred was constructed , main- tained and operated . It is admitted by the pleadings that this dock was a public one , owned and operated by the county , the defend- ant , and as such you are instructed that ...
Page 140
... Wharf , 150 . III . Persons Liable : 1. Generally , 153 . 2. Liability of Lessor , 154 . 3. Liability of Lessee , 157 . IV . Contributory Negligence of Person In- jured , 157 . I. Generally . As a general rule , a wharfinger or the pro ...
... Wharf , 150 . III . Persons Liable : 1. Generally , 153 . 2. Liability of Lessor , 154 . 3. Liability of Lessee , 157 . IV . Contributory Negligence of Person In- jured , 157 . I. Generally . As a general rule , a wharfinger or the pro ...
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Page 341 - That no contract for the sale of any goods, wares and merchandise, for the price of ten pounds sterling or upwards, shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold and actually receive the same or give something in earnest to bind the bargain, or in part payment, or that some note or memorandum in writing of the said bargain be made and signed by the parties to be charged by such contract, or their agents thereunto lawfully authorized.
Page 122 - There must be reasonable evidence of negligence; but where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of things does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident arose from want of care.
Page 341 - ... (2) The provisions of this section apply to every such contract, notwithstanding that the goods may be intended to be delivered at some future time, or may not at the time of such contract be actually made, procured, or provided, or fit or ready for delivery, or some act may be requisite for the making or completing thereof, or rendering the same fit for delivery...
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Page 218 - Commerce among the States consists of intercourse and traffic between their citizens, and includes the transportation of persons and property, and the navigation of public waters for that purpose, as well as the purchase, sale and exchange of commodities.
Page 218 - Commerce with foreign countries, and among the States, strictly considered, consists in intercourse and traffic, including in these terms navigation, and the transportation and transit of persons and property, as well as the purchase, sale, and exchange of commodities.
Page 442 - If the nature of a thing is such that it is reasonably certain to place life and limb in peril when negligently made, it is then a thing of danger. Its nature gives warning of the consequences to be expected. If to the element of danger there is added knowledge that the thing will be used by persons other than the purchaser and used without new tests, then, irrespective of contract, the manufacturer of this thing of danger is under a duty to make it carefully.
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