Actionable negligence
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
The breach or nonperformance of a legal duty, through neglect or carelessness, resulting in damage or injury to another. Roddy v. Missouri Pac. R. Co..
104 Mo. 234, 15 S. W. 1112. 12 In R. A. 746, 24 Am. St. Ren. 333; Boardman v. Creighton, 95 Me. 154, 49 Atl. 663; Hale v. Grand Trunk R. Co, 60 Vt. 605, 15 Atl. 300, 1 L. R. A. 187; Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Cutts, 95 Me. 162, 49 Atl. 673.