A Treatise on the Law of Negligence, Volume 3

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Baker, Voorhis, 1913 - Negligence - 2317 pages

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Contents

Degree of skill required
1618
He is bound to have skill
1619
Standard of skill not absolute
1621
Tests of skill
1622
Character of disease may determine degree of skill
1623
And so may the habits and tendencies of the patient
1624
Duty of continuing in attendance
1625
Evidence of negligence and burden of proof
1626
614a Recent cases illustrating the foregoing principles
1628
Contributory fault
1631
CHAPTER XXIX
1632
Sheriff must owe a duty to plaintiff etc
1633
Liability for misconduct of deputy
1635
Diligence in executing process
1637
Inadequacy of levy
1639
Safe keeping of property
1640
Duty as to sale of property
1641
Liability for not returning writ and for false return
1642
Liability for insufficient sureties
1644
Liability for escape
1645
625a Liability of sureties on official bond
1646
PART VII
1649
Owners liability for injuries committed by animals
1650
Owners liability for animals trespass
1652
Owners notice of disposition of animal
1654
Presumption of notice of disposition
1656
What deemed sufficient notice
1660
What kind of notice necessary
1661
Sufficient evidence of notice
1662
Keeping infectiously diseased animals
1665
Animals running at large
1667
Who will be deemed owner of animal
1670
Ownership of animal how proved
1672
Imputed knowledge of animals habits
1673
Separate owners when jointly liable
1675
Contributory negligence
1676
Driving trespassing animals off land
1679
Negligence in impounding cattle
1680
Omitted
1681
CHAPTER XXXI
1683
644a Care as to children and others under disability
1685
Examples of negligence
1687
Rate of speed
1689
Injuries from driving vicious or runaway horses
1691
Consolidated with 647
1692
Consolidated with 649
1694
Application of rule of the road
1695
Cycling
1697
653a Motor vehicles or automobiles
1700
Motor vehicles frightening horses
1703
653c Motor vehicle and pedestrians
1706
653d Liability of owner and operators of motor vehicles for injuries to passengers
1708
653f Law of aviation
1711
Contributory negligence
1712
CHAPTER XXXII
1719
Peculiar American commonlaw rule
1720
Statutory regulations
1721
Effect of contract to maintain fences
1722
Who entitled to protection of animals by fence
1723
Who entitled to protection against animals by fence
1724
Injuries to animals from insufficient fence
1725
Injuries by animals from insufficient fence
1726
Division fences
1727
CHAPTER XXXIII
1729
Liability for spread of fire
1732
Proximate cause of injury
1740
Fire purposely kindled
1742
Fire kindled to clear land
1744
Firing other land
1745
Statutory liability
1746
Fire communicated from locomotives
1747
Duty to use approved appliances on locomotives
1752
Other neglect than want of approved appliances
1754
Evidence of origin of fire
1756
Burden of proof
1760
Omitted
1766
Negligent use of firearms etc
1786
CHAPTER XXXV
1803
CHAPTER XXXVI
1817
Consolidated with 709
1873
Tenant when liable
1874
Consolidated with 343
1875
Miners liability for negligence
1876
Liability for condition of unfinished buildings
1878
719a Passenger elevators
1880
Traps for trespassers
1885
Dripping water and snow
1886
Consolidated with 709
1887
Liability where landlord and tenant are both in fault
1889
Wharfingers etc
1890
Inspection of wharves
1893
Omitted
1894
CHAPTER XXXVII
1895
Rights of riparian owners
1897
Erection of dams
1903
Overflowing the banks of streams
1904
Care in construction and maintenance of dams
1906
Diversion of watercourse
1907
Fouling of streams and wells
1909
Drainage of surface water
1912
Interference with water
1916
Obstruction of navigation
1917
Duty to remove wrecks
1918
PART VIII
1920
Uncertainty how resolved
1925
Damages which might be avoided
1926
Disease resulting from injury
1931
Future damage
1935
Loss of profits
1939
Speculative or illegal profits not allowed
1941
Recovery not to exceed value of property
1942
Interest as damages
1943
Exemplary damages
1944
Exemplary damages against masters
1949
749a Damages against municipal corporations
1954
Damage to real property 1355
1955
Damage to personal property
1961
Damage to animals
1964
Damages against attorneys
1965
753a Telegraph damages
1966
Telegraph damages limited by want of notice
1971
Telegraph damages in particular cases
1978
Social telegrams
1985
756a General rule
1989
Rationale of doctrine of liability for mental anguish
1990
Statutory penalties
1992
757a Telephone companies
1993
Damages for personal injuries
1994
Expenses of cure
2000
Loss of time and capacity to earn
2002
Bodily and mental suffering
2010
761a Ejected passenger
2014
Circumstances of parties
2016
Damages in favor of parent master etc
2017
Damages of husband and wife
2019
Insurance etc not deducted from damages
2022
Damages in case of death general rule
2023
Peculiar statutes
2025
767a Actions on surviving rights
2026
For whose benefit recovery allowed
2027
What is pecuniary damage
2028
Expenses incurred by death
2035
Loss of parent
2036
Loss of child
2038
Loss of husband or wife
2040
Loss of collateral relatives
2044
Damages for death how ascertained
2045
Statutory limitations of amount
2049
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY STATUTES 2108
III
WORKINGMENS COMPENSATION ACTS 2199
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