 | Joseph Chitty - Forms (Law) - 1851 - 900 pages
...own, wantonly strikes the horses of another person, and produce the accident, his master will not be liable. But if in order to perform his master's orders,...injudiciously, and in order to extricate himself from a supposed difficulty, that will be negligent and careless conduct, for which the master will be liable,... | |
 | Charles Manley Smith - Labor laws and legislation - 1852 - 638 pages
...own, wantonly strike the horses of another person, and produce the accident, the master will not be liable. But if, in order to perform his master's orders,...act done in pursuance of the servant's employment." So if a coachman were driving his master, and were ordered not to drive so fast, but he nevertheless... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1853 - 672 pages
...own, wantonly strikes the horses of another person, and produce the accident, the master will not be liable. But if, in order to perform his master's orders,...act done in pursuance of the servant's employment." The third point of the defendant in error, and sustained by his Honor who tried the cause. is as follows... | |
 | William Selwyn - Nisi prius - 1861 - 874 pages
...own, wantonly strike the horses of another person, and produce the accident, the master will not be liable. But if, in order to perform his master's orders,...will be liable, being an act done in pursuance of the master's employment (p). Where an injury happens through the misconduct of a servant in driving his... | |
 | Law - 1064 pages
...orders, he strike, but injudiciously and to extricate himself* from a difficulty, that will be negligence and careless conduct, for which the master will be...act done in pursuance of the servant's employment (Com. L. Princ. 333 ; 4 B. and Aid. 592 ; 6 C. and P. 501). Where the servant commits a tortious act,... | |
 | Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, John Paxton Norman - Law reports, digests, etc - 1862 - 1112 pages
...own, wantonly strike the horses of another person and produce the accident, the master will not be liable. But if, in order to perform his master's orders,...act done in pursuance of the servant's employment" It is said that, although it cannot be denied that the defendant authorized the guard to superintend... | |
 | Law - 504 pages
...servant only ; though if, intending to effect his master's orders, he strikes, but injudiciously, and to extricate himself from a difficulty, that will...act done in pursuance of the servant's employment. And the servant alone is liable for his criminal acts ; or where he does anything from which an injury... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts - Law reports, digests, etc - 1869 - 704 pages
...own, wantonly strike the horses of another person, and produce the accident, the master will not be liable. But if, in order to perform his master's orders, he strikes but injudiciously, and in older to extricate himself from a difficulty, that will be negligent and careless conduct, for which... | |
 | Albert Venn Dicey - Parties to actions - 1870 - 582 pages
...own, wantonly strike the horses of another person, and produce the accident, the master will not be liable. But if, in order to perform his master's orders,...will be negligent and careless conduct, for which his master will be liable, being an act done in pursuance of the servant's employment " (TO). It is... | |
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Alison (a) it was laid down that " the distincGKEENWOOD. tion is this; if a servant driving a carriage, in order to effect some purpose of his own, wantonly strike the horses of another person and produce the accident, the master will not be liable. But... 
