The frequency of accidents at a particular place would seem to be good evidence of its dangerous character, — at least, it is some evidence to that effect. Persons are not wont to seek such places, and do not willingly fall into them. Here the character... Handbook of the Law of Evidence - Página 174por John Jay McKelvey - 1907 - 540 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| United States. Supreme Court - 1883 - 1004 páginas
...evidence, tended to show the dangerous character of the sidewalk in itsg) -•unguarded condition. The frequency of accidents at a particular* place...to which attention was called by the nature of the action and the pleadings, and the defendant should have been prepared to show its real character in... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1883 - 890 páginas
...other evidence, tended to show the dangerous character of the sidewalk in its unguarded condition. The frequency of accidents at a particular place .would...to which attention was called by the nature of the action and the pleadings, and the defendant should have been prepared to show its real character in... | |
| 1915 - 1200 páginas
...17. S. 519, 2 Sup. Ct. 840, 27 L. Ed. 618, cited and quoted with approval in Smith v. Seattle, supra: "Persons are not wont to seek such places, and do...to which attention was called by the nature of the action and pleadings, and the defendant should have been prepared to show its real character in the... | |
| Isaac Grant Thompson - 1884 - 1000 páginas
...with other evidence, tended to show the dangerous character of the sidewalk in its unguimled condition The frequency of accidents at a particular place would seem to be pood evidence of its dangerous character — at least it is some evidence to that effect. Persons are... | |
| 1900 - 434 páginas
...other evidence, tended to show the dangerous character of the sidewalk in its unguarded condition. The frequency of accidents at a particular place would...to which attention was called by the nature of the action and the pleadings, and the defendant should have been prepared to show its real character in... | |
| John Henry Gillett - 1897 - 458 páginas
...in a subsequent portion of this chapter. As was said by the Supreme Court of the United States :* " Persons are not wont to seek such places, and do not willingly fall into them." The New York Court of Appeals has said ' that proof of the happening of a prior accident "is competent... | |
| James Bradley Thayer - 1900 - 1296 páginas
...other evidence, tended to show the dangerous character of the sidewalk in its unguarded condiItion. The frequency of accidents at a particular place would...to which attention was called by the nature of the action and the pleadings, and the defendant should have been prepared to show its real character in... | |
| Washington (State). Supreme Court, Arthur Remington, Solon Dickerson Williams - 1904 - 826 páginas
...other evidence, tended to show the dangerous character of the sidewalk in its unguarded condition. The frequency of accidents at a particular place would...to which attention was called by the nature of the action and pleadings, and the defendant should have been prepared to show its real character in the... | |
| 1904 - 512 páginas
...that other persons escaped injury, is not so convincing as evidence that others were injured, since persons are not wont to seek such places and do not willingly fall into them. Columbia v. Armes, supra. LEASE—COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES—QUIET ENJOYMENT—EMINENT DOMAIN.—PABST... | |
| 1905 - 954 páginas
...other evidence, tended to show the dangerous condition of the sidewalk in its unguarded condition. The frequency of accidents at a particular place would...character; at least, it is some evidence to that effect. * * * Here Powell v. Nevada, C. & O. Ry the character of the place was one of the subjects of inquiry... | |
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