 The law charges this person thus intrusted to carry goods, against all events but acts of God, and of the enemies of the king. For though the force be never so great, as if an irresistible multitude of people should rob him, nevertheless he is chargeable....  Term Reports in the Court of King's Bench - Page 29by Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, Charles Durnford - 1817Full view - About this book
 | Herbert Confield Lust - Interstate commerce - 1923 - 1054 pages
...thus intrusted to carry goods, against all events, but acts of God, and of the enemies of the King. For though the force be never so great, as if an irresistible...establishment, contrived by the policy of the law, for the safety of all persons, that they may be safe in their ways of dealing; for else these carriers... | |
 | Bar associations - 1927 - 824 pages
...thus entrusted to carry goods against all events, but the acts of God. and of enemies of the King. For though the force be never so great, as if an irresistible...him, nevertheless he is chargeable. And this is a political establishment, contrived by the policy of the law, for the safety of nil persons, the necessity... | |
 | Charles Kellogg Burdick - Bars (Drinking establishments) - 1924 - 772 pages
...918) " the law charges the persons, thus intrusted to carry goods, against all events, but the acts of God and of the enemies of the King," he proceeds...nevertheless he is chargeable. And this is a politic establish2 " As to the fifth sort of bailment, viz. a delivery to carry or otherwise manage, for a... | |
 | Charles D. Macmurray, Malcolm M. Cree - Insurance, Marine - 1924 - 556 pages
...person thus entrusted to carry goods against all events but acts of God, and of the enemies of the King. For though the force be never so great, as if an irresistible...establishment, contrived by the policy of the law for the safety of all persons, the necessity of whose affairs obliges them to trust these sorts of... | |
 | Sir William Searle Holdsworth - Law - 1925 - 546 pages
...restated the mediaeval rule that, even in such a case, the person doing the 1 Vol. vii 452-453. 8 " This is a politic establishment, contrived by the policy of the law, for the safety of all persons, the necessity of whose affairs oblige them to trust these sorts of persons,... | |
 | Frederick Green - Carriers - 1927 - 896 pages
...thus intrusted to carry goods, against all events but acts of God, and of the enemies of the king. For though the force be never so great, as if an irresistible...establishment, contrived by the policy of the law for the safety of all persons, the necessity of whose affairs oblige them to trust these sorts of persons,... | |
 | Employers' liability - 1912 - 1074 pages
...person thus intrusted to carry goods against all events, but acts of God and of the enemies of the king. For though the force be never so great, as if an irresistible...establishment, contrived by the policy of the law, for the safety of all persons, the necessity of whose affairs oblige them to trust these sorts of persons,... | |
 | United States. Interstate Commerce Commission - Carriers - 1977 - 962 pages
...goods, against all events, but acts of God, and the enemies of the King. For though the force be ever so great, as if an irresistible multitude of people should rob him, nevertheless he is chargeable. The strict common law rule of carrier liability had its foundation in a public policy which has been... | |
 | Sir William Searle Holdsworth - Law - 1926 - 546 pages
...restated the mediaeval rule that, even in such a case, the person doing the 1 Vol. vii 452-453. 3 " This is a politic establishment, contrived by the policy of the law, for the safety of all persons, the necessity of whose affairs oblige them to trust these sorts of persons,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1876 - 650 pages
...was first adjudged, 26 Car. 2, in the onseof Morsev. Slue (Baymd. 220, 221; Veutris, 190, 238) . . . And this is a politic establishment, contrived by the policy of the law, for the safety of all persons the necessity of whose affairs oblige them to trust these sorts of persons,... | |
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