Diligence
A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
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In the law of bailment md of common cairiers of persons is opposed 0 " negligence," and synonymous with ' care " in its three degrees of slight, ordilary, and extraordinary or great. * Due diligence. What constitutes " due liligence," in an action to recover damages a,used by negligence, is for the jury; and he burden of proof is with the plaintiff to how the negligence.
6 Ordinary diligence.
That degree of care, ittention, or exertion which, under the ciriumstances, a man of ordinary prudence and liscretion would use in reference to the paricular thing were it his own property, or in bing the particular thing were it bis own oncern.' " Common " or " ordinary " diligence is that degree f diligence which men in general exert in respect to leir own concerns, and not any one man in partiolar.9 See further Bailment; Cake; Gabbier; Negli-