 | 1888 - 564 pages
...trouble. If the defendantought to have foreseen that such an accident might happen, or if such at: accident could have reasonably been anticipated, the...be actionable negligence. But the facts rebut any reference of negligence on this ground. The company had the experience of years certifying to the sufficiency... | |
 | 1888 - 972 pages
...accident could reasonably have been anticipated, the omission to provide against it would have been actionable negligence. But the facts rebut any inference...certifying to the sufficiency of the guard. * * * That this was likely to occur was negatived by the fact that multitudes of persons had passed over the bridge... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - 1888 - 974 pages
...accident could have reasonably been anLafflin v. Buffalo and Southwestern Railroad Company. ticipated, the omission to provide against it would be actionable...opening was apparent enough. But that this was likely to occnr was negatived by the fact that multitudes of persons had passed over the bridge without the occurrence... | |
 | Indiana. Supreme Court, Horace E. Carter, Albert Gallatin Porter, Gordon Tanner, Benjamin Harrison, Michael Crawford Kerr, James Buckley Black, Augustus Newton Martin, Francis Marion Dice, John Worth Kern, John Lewis Griffiths, Sidney Romelee Moon, Charles Frederick Remy - 1888 - 680 pages
...ought to have foreseen that such an accident might happen, or if such an accident could reasonably have been anticipated, the omission to provide against...certifying to the sufficiency of the guard. * * That this was likely to occur was negatived by the fact that multitudes of persons had passed over the bridge... | |
 | 1890 - 1094 pages
...ought to have foreseen that such an accident might happen, or if such an accident could reasonably have been anticipated, the omission to provide against...sufficiency of the guard. That it was possible for a child, or even a man, to get through the opening, was apparent enough. But that this was likely to occur was... | |
 | 1892 - 1310 pages
...ought to have foreseen that such an accident might happen, or if such an accident could reasonably have been anticipated, the omission to provide against it would be actionable negligence. " The conipuny was held not liable, because it appeared that it had no renson to apprehend «n accident... | |
 | New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division - 1898 - 746 pages
...ought to have foreseen that such an accident might happen, or if such an accident could reasonably have been anticipated, the omission to provide against...years, certifying to the sufficiency of the guard. The company had no reason to apprehend an accident like this, and the arrangements made were such as... | |
 | 1899 - 1046 pages
...ought to have foreseen that such an accident might happen, or if such an accident could reasonably have been anticipated, the omission to provide against...sufficiency of the guard. That It was possible for a child, or even a man, to get through the opening, was apparent enough, but that this was likely to occur was... | |
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If the defendant ought to have foreseen that such an accident might happen, or if such an accident could reasonably have been anticipated, the omission to provide against it would be actionable negligence. But the facts rebut any inference of negligence... 
