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Definitions from Case Law
From 275 U.S. 236 - Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Ellzey · 1927Most cited · 20 citing opinions
a negligent defendant will be held liable to a negligent plaintiff if the defendant, aware of the plaintiff's peril or unaware of it only through carelessness, had in fact a later opportunity than the plaintiff to avert an accident
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In the law of negligence, this term denotes the doctrine or rule that, notwithstanding the negligence of a plaintiff, if, at the time the injury was done, it might have been avoided by the exercise of reasonable care on the part of the defendant, the defendant will be liable for the failure to exercise such care. Styles v. Railroad Co.., 118 N. a 1084, 24 S. E. 740; MteLamb v. Railroad Co.., 122 N. O. 862, 29 S. E. 894,
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