 In determining what is proximate cause, the true rule is that the injury must be the natural and probable consequence of the negligence; such a consequence as, under the surrounding circumstances of the case, might and ought to have been foreseen by the...  The South Western Reporter - Page 71920Full view - About this book
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1905
..."The true rule Is that the injury must be the natural and probable consequence of the negligence — such a consequence as, under the surrounding circumstances...been foreseen by the wrongdoer as likely to flow from the act." In the light of these and other authorities, and the undisputed evidence in these cases,... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1881
...was the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company v. McEeen. natural and probable consequence of the negligence, such a consequence as under the surrounding circumstances...foreseen by the wrongdoer as likely to flow from his act. What would be more quickly apprehended, by one setting fire to dry leaves and brush, than that it would... | |
 | Law - 1882
...of an accident is that "the injury must be the natural and probable consequences of the negligence, such a consequence as under the surrounding circumstances of the case might and ought to have been seen by the wrongdoer as likely to flow from his act." — City of Lancaster i'. Kissinger, 13 Lancaster... | |
 | Law - 1917
...natural and probable result of defendant's negligence. See King v. Lehigh Valley RR Co., 245 Pa. 25. as- under the surrounding circumstances of the case might and ought to be foreseen by the wrong doer as likely to flow from his acts;" Swansbn v. Crandall, supra; while such... | |
 | Law - 1914
...85 Pa., 293, it is said: "The injury must be the natural and probable consequence of the negligence, such a consequence as under the surrounding circumstances...by the wrongdoer as likely to flow from his act." In Wallace v. Keystone Auto Co., 239 Pa., no, proximate cause is defined as follows : " The proximate... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1883
...true rule Is, that the Injury must be the natural and probable consequence of the negligence ; sucha consequence as under the surrounding circumstances...by the wrong-doer as likely to flow from his act.' In view of the testimony in this case, the court could not undertake to decide that the trespass had... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1884
...cause the true rule is, that the injury must be the natural and probable consequence of the negligence, such a consequence as, under the surrounding circumstances...foreseen by the wrongdoer as likely to flow from his act : Railroad Company v. Kerr, 11 PF Smith, 353; Railroad Company v. Hope, 30 Id., 372; Hoag v. The Jtailroad... | |
 | Henry Taylor Terry - Jurisprudence - 1884 - 686 pages
...property, which was set on fire and destroyed. It was held that the damage was too remote, it not being " such a consequence as, under the surrounding circumstances...by the wrong-doer as likely to flow from his act." It seems to me more correct to say that in the circumstances the engineer owed no duty to the plaintiff... | |
 | Horace Gay Wood - Railroad law - 1885 - 1953 pages
...was held that an act is not to be considered the proximate cause of an injury, unless the injury was such a consequence as under the surrounding circumstances...case, might and ought to have been foreseen by the actor as likely to flow from his act ; and that where, owing to failure of the engineer of an oil train... | |
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