...the court omitted to give in the language requested was as follows : " 'Negligence' is defined to be the omission to do something which a reasonable man,...which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." While this request was not given in the language used, it was given in substance by the judge in the...

...turns upon the question, whether the facts proved shew that the defendants were guilty of negligence. Negligence is the omission to do something which a...something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. The defendants might have been liable for negligence, if, unintentionally, they omitted to do that...

...defendants liable was thus defined by Alderson, B., in Btyth v. The Birmingham Waterworks Company (d): — "Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing...

...liable was thus defined by Alderson, B., in Blyth v. The Birmingham Waterworks Company (d) : — " Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing...

...against the plaintiff, and it is not a defense to this suit. 14. "The jury are further instructed that negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those ordinary considerations which ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do or the doing of...

...the tortious act of a third party, or a defect of fences which the plaintiff' was bound to repair. " Negligence is the omission to do something which a...something which a prudent and reasonable man would Dot do; per Alderson, B., Blyth v. The Birmingham Waterworks Company, 11 Exch. 784.f Without negligence...

...remarkable for the inelegance of its phraseology than for its accuracy. This definition is as follows : " Negligence is the omission to do something which a...which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." In commenting on this definition, our author is guilty of almost equal negligence in the use of language....

...Negligence " has been defined to be " the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the...which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." t It must be determined in all cases by reference to the situation and knowledge of the parties, and...

...Blackf., 258. Neglect of physician, see Odlin c. Stetson, 17 Maine, 247; Wilmot v. Howard, 39 Vt., 447. 2. Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing...

...given or exercised. It may consist in the omission to do something which a reasonable man guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs would do. Foxworthy v. City of Hastiwjx, 23 Nebr., 772, followed." Another definition is this: "The omission...