INDEX
- ABANDONMENT,
- of action, if voluntary, equivalent to termination in defendant’s favor, 629.
- of action, by way of compromise, not equivalent to termination in defendant’s favor, 629.
- ABSTRACTER OF TITLE,
- liability to third party injured by mistake or omission, 262 n.
- ABUSE OF PROCESS,
- ACCIDENT,
- without negligence, excuses trespass to person, 29, 30, 35, 40.
- excuses trespass to personalty, 42.
- through negligence, no excuse for a trespass, 29, 30, 35.
- ACTION (see Malicious Institution of Civil Action).
- ADVERTISING,
- blind, interference with, 838.
- ADVICE,
- of counsel, probable cause for prosecution of plaintiff, 634.
- ADVOCATE,
- statements by, when privileged, 697, 709.
- ANIMALS,
- trespass on land by cattle, 404, 406.
- trespass on land by dog, 406 n., 445.
- trespass on land by chickens, 406 n.
- liability of owner for trespass by cattle driven on highway, 406, 409 n.
- statutes as to trespassing animals, 409, 410 n.
- common law as to trespassing, how far applicable in U. S., 410, 414 n.
- liability where cattle turned on another’s unenclosed lands, 414 n.
- liability of owner of unenclosed lands for injury to trespassing cattle, 409, 415.
- whether a right of pasturage on unenclosed lands, 415, 419 n.
- liability for injuries by wild, 419, 421, 422.
- liability for injuries by vicious domestic, 421, 421 n.
- classification of animals with respect to liability for injuries by, 423, 427 n.
- liability for injuries by bees, 425 n.
- what are wild, 424, 425.
- injury through fright at sight of wild animal, 427.
- interference with wild, bars recovery for injury, 430.
- contributory negligence of person injured by, 432 n.
- injury by domestic, scienter necessary, 433, 434 n.
- injury to trespasser by domestic, 434 n.
- vicious dog killed by trespassing dog, 434 n.
- what constitutes scienter, 434 n.
- liability for injury by vicious, where neither scienter nor negligence, 434, 436 n.
- what is dangerous propensity, 437.
- injury by horse running at large on highway, 438, 440.
- injury to person by trespassing, 441, 448, 451 n.
- injury to person by trespassing hen, 450.
- injury to person by trespassing animal, normally harmless, 450.
- escape of wild or vicious, through vis major, 471.
- escape of wild or vicious, through act of third person, 436 n.
- injury by vicious, when excited by third person, 436 n.
- ARREST (see Malicious Institution of Civil Action),
- ARTICLES OF PEACE,
- malicious exhibition of, 626.
- ASSAULT,
- what is, 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10.
- what is not, 2, 3, 11.
- complete without contact, 1.
- aiming unloaded gun, 7, 9 n.
- firing revolver in plaintiff’s presence, but not at him, 7 n.
- act of preparation for, 2 n.
- intention of defendant, 7, 10 n.
- present ability to injure, 7, 9 n.
- aggravation of, 11.
- insulting words, looks, and gestures, no, 11, 11 n., 12 n.
- ASSUMPTION OF RISK,
- by trespasser, 157, 160.
- by licensee, 177, 179.
- by servant, 201.
- by interference with wild animal, 430.
- of another’s negligence, 345, 351 n.
- ATTACHMENT,
- action lies for maliciously causing, 629 n., 646.
- ATTORNEY (see Counsel).
- AUTOMOBILES,
- operation of, by unlicensed person, 402 n.
- unlicensed, status of in highway, 398, 400 n., 402 n.
- BAILEE,
- BANKRUPTCY,
- malicious institution of proceedings in, 644.
- imputation of, to a business man, 690.
- BATTERY,
- what is, 12, 16.
- what is not, 12, 13.
- hostile touching, 12 n.
- touching contra bonos mores, 12 n.
- unauthorized surgical operation, 12 n.
- defendant must be actor to make, 13.
- touching plaintiff to attract his attention, when a, 13.
- by striking a horse when driven, 15.
- whether indictment for, will support action of malicious prosecution, 624.
- injury to clothes on plaintiff’s person, 16 n.
- cutting rope connecting plaintiff with his slave, 16 n.
- injury in course of “friendly scuffle,” 18 n.
- BEES,
- liability of owner of, for injuries, 425 n.
- BLASTING,
- BOYCOTT (see Competition, Malicious Injury to Plaintiff by Influencing Conduct of Another),
- secondary, 998, 1004.
- for the purpose of strengthening union, 978, 987.
- for the purpose of gaining control of labor market, 989 n.
- for the purpose of forcing third person to bring pressure on employer, 997.
- BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY (see Public Wrong),
- how far ground of private action, 510, 512 n., 513, 515, 516.
- to repair street or sidewalk, 513 n.
- toward third person, 516, 520 n.
- liability to trespasser or licensee in case of, 520 n.
- BUSINESS,
- slander of one in his (see Defamation).
- CANDIDATE,
- discussion of qualifications of, 755.
- CARRIER,
- may be sued either upon contract or tort, 125, 126 n.
- CLERGYMAN,
- imputation of misconduct to, 689 n.
- not liable for public refusal of communion, 757.
- COMBINATION,
- whether members of, liable for acts which would be lawful if done by a single individual, 910, 976, 977 n.
- COMMENT,
- fair, on public matters, not actionable, 726, 769.
- aspersion of motives not fair, 766, 775.
- false charge of specific acts not fair, 775 n., 785 n., 792.
- fair, distinguished from privileged occasion, 760, 779, 795 n.
- violent attacks and insulting words not, 786 n.
- COMMERCIAL AGENCY,
- statements by, when privileged, 739 n.
- COMPETITION,
- conflict between employers and employed is, 976.
- mere rivalry is fair, 936.
- puffing is fair, 826.
- combination to smash rates is fair, 906.
- reducing prices, 913.
- sending our rival’s business card in injurious manner, not fair, 831.
- bad motive, 913, 918, 923, 939.
- inducing servant at will to leave master, whether fair, 873 n.
- inducing servant to leave at expiration of term, 872 n.
- influencing third person by fraud, not fair, 827, 828 n., 907 (but see 858).
- misleading use of one’s own name, 829 n.
- influencing third persons by force or threats of physical injury, not fair, 864, 935, 937, 907.
- boycotting by threats of pecuniary damage, not fair, 952, 978, 989, 996, 998, 1004.
- inducing third person to break contract, not fair, 907, 908.
- CONSENT (see Leave and License).
- CONSPIRACY (see Combination),
- to defraud creditors, 846.
- to suborn witnesses, 710.
- to alter provisions of will, 852.
- CONTRACT,
- CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE (see Public Wrong),
- an affirmative defence, 264 n.
- must be negatived by plaintiff, 264, 264 n.
- a bar to recovery, 263, 266 n., 274.
- must be a proximate cause of the injury, 265, 294, 296 n.
- doctrine of comparative negligence, 267, 269, 269 n.
- apportionment of loss, 269, 273 n.
- doctrine of last clear chance, 275, 278, 279, 281, 282, 283, 288, 295, 296, 299, 301, 302, 308, 317, 320, 321, 322, 324, 337.
- of child, 327, 328, 329.
- humanitarian doctrine, 330.
- no bar in case of wilful or intentional injury, 334, 337.
- exposure of property to danger from negligence of another, 345, 351 n.
- of carrier not imputable to passenger, 352, 368 n.
- of driver of vehicle, when imputed, 359, 360 n., 361, 364.
- of participant in joint enterprise, 362.
- of agent or servant imputed, 362 n.
- of husband whether imputed to wife, 362 n.
- as between fellow servants, 362 n.
- of bailee whether bars bailor, 362 n.
- of parent or custodian of child whether imputed to child, 366, 370 n., 370.
- of beneficiary under Lord Campbell’s Act whether bar to recovery, 371, 374, 374 n., 377 n.
- in case of injury by animals, 432 n.
- COUNSEL,
- statements by, when privileged, 697, 709 n.
- advice of, probable cause for prosecution, 634.
- CREDITORS,
- conspiracy in fraud of (see Conspiracy).
- CRITICISM (see Comment).
- DAMAGE,
- whether action for deceit without, 525, 529, 595.
- measure of, in action for deceit, 604, 605, 606 n.
- caused by repetition of slander by third person too remote, 809.
- slander actionable by reason of special, 807, 808, 809, 811.
- loss of society of friends and consequent illness not special, 808.
- loss of hospitality is special, 810.
- loss of performance of gratuitous promise is special, 811.
- loss of performance of promise to marry is special, 884 n.
- loss of performance of contract where performance reasonably assured is special, 887 n.
- malicious but not defamatory words, whether actionable, if special, 812.
- no action for slander of title without special, 816.
- special, what is, 819 n., 847 n., 856, 859 n., 884 n.
- special, not necessary where one passes off his product as another’s, 829 n.
- special, not necessary in action for malicious injury to business, 854.
- DANGEROUS USE OF LAND,
- for reservoir, 452, 482 n.
- “non natural use,” 463, 463 n.
- what is, 463 n., 466 n.
- tank of petroleum, 466 n., 482 n.
- stored nitroglycerin, 466 n.
- hydraulic mains, 467 n.
- customary or statutory authority to make, 467 n.
- no liability for, in case of vis major, 468.
- no liability in case of interference by third person, 475.
- steam boiler, 477.
- explosives, 482 n., 498, 502.
- doctrine of, considered, 477, 482.
- water pipes in building whether, 492.
- gas in pipes, 493 n.
- allowing land to go to weeds not, 493.
- maintaining fire, 496.
- fires set by locomotives, 497 n.
- DAUGHTER,
- no action for marrying one’s, 869 n.
- DECEIT,
- requisites of action for, 521, 530.
- whether action for, without damage, 529, 531, 595, 596 n.
- fraudulently procuring wife to refuse to live with husband, 533.
- sufficient if false statement one motive of plaintiff’s action, 535, 536 n.
- representation of intention, 537, 539, 541 n., 542, 547 n.
- purchase on credit with present intention not to pay, 542, 548.
- promissory representation, 550.
- known impossible prophecy, 551 n.
- statement of vendor as to price, 551, 553 n.
- statement of opinion, 551, 553, 555.
- statement as to value, 553 n.
- statement as to value of promissory note, 557.
- statement of value, whether opinion or fact, 551, 553, 555, 559, 560 n.
- statement as to matter within special knowledge of defendant, 556, 560, 616.
- concealment of material fact, 561, 562 n.
- statement must be known to be false or made recklessly, 563, 569 n.
- statement made recklessly without knowledge of facts, 573 n.
- liability for innocent or negligent misrepresentation, 572, 573 n., 574, 576.
- statement by fiduciary, 578.
- estoppel to deny truth of statement, 580, 582 n.
- duty to make representation good, 581.
- duty to know whether statement true, 583, 584 n.
- statement of belief as if fact, 584.
- statement without reasonable ground for belief, 588 n.
- reliance on statement where defendant obviously without personal knowledge, 588 n.
- not necessary that defendant profit by, 588.
- statement expected to be passed on to others, 592, 595 n.
- statement not expected to be passed on to others, 595.
- procuring plaintiff to incur liability, 597, 598.
- procuring plaintiff to refrain from selling property, 599, 601.
- whether plaintiff must use diligence to guard against, 606, 607 n., 608, 612 n., 616, 617 n.
- execution of instrument without reading, 608 n.
- reliance on representation where equal means of knowledge, 608 n., 612.
- reliance on friendship, 608 n.
- reliance on representation where plaintiff informed of truth by another, 612 n.
- reliance on assertion of title, 612 n.
- reliance on statement as to boundary, 612 n.
- reliance on representation as to quantity of land, 612, 613.
- refusal of defendant to put representation in writing, 612 n.
- representation as to law, 616 n.
- stipulations against liability for, 617.
- measure of damage in action for, 604, 605, 606 n.
- DEFAMATION,
- Publication,
- communication to plaintiff alone not a, 657, 659.
- communication to plaintiff’s wife, 658.
- communication by defamer to his own wife, 658 n.
- communication to business partner, 658 n.
- communication to plaintiff’s attorney, 659 n.
- mailing of post card, whether a, 660 n.
- in ignorance of the libel, 660 n.
- must be of and concerning plaintiff, 665.
- of and concerning plaintiff, what is, 669, 672, 676.
- reading letter to third person a, 658.
- reading letter by third person a, 659.
- Libel,
- what is, 679.
- defamatory statement that describes two different persons, 671.
- defamatory statements partially describing each of two different persons, 672.
- words injurious to plaintiff in the eyes of part of the community, 673, 674 n.
- use of plaintiff’s name to describe fictitious person, 674.
- Slander,
- words imputing crime, 661, 682, 683.
- words imputing unchastity to a woman, 683, 685.
- words disparaging one in his calling, 687, 690, 691.
- imputation of misconduct to clergyman, 689 n.
- imputation of misconduct to teacher, 689 n.
- imputation of drunkenness to officer, 689 n.
- imputation of insolvency to tradesman, 690.
- imputation of cheating to tradesman, 691 n.
- imputation of ignorance to physician, 692.
- imputation of misconduct in office of honor not of profit, 693 n.
- words imputing a loathsome disease, 694, 695.
- imputation of insanity, 694, 695 n.
- defamatory words causing special damage, 807, 808, 809, 811.
- words to be taken in natural sense, 661.
- Justification,
- truth a, 695.
- belief in truth not, 676, 771 n.
- repetition not a, 677.
- Absolutely Privileged Occasions,
- statements in legislative proceedings, 697 n., 710 n.
- in course of acts of state, 697 n.
- official statements of administrative officers, 710 n.
- statements in judicial proceedings, by judge, 695; by witness, 703, 707;
- what are judicial proceedings, 702 n., 710 n.
- irrelevant statements in judicial proceedings, 696, 703, 707, 709 n.
- what statements are irrelevant, 704, 709 n., 710 n.
- Conditionally Privileged Occasions,
- reports of legislative proceedings, 720.
- reports of judicial proceedings, 714.
- reports of ex parte judicial proceedings, 716.
- reports of quasi judicial proceedings, 729, 729 n.
- report of proceedings of church commission, 730 n.
- petition or memorial for removal of public officer, 768 n.
- fair abstracts of judicial proceedings, 731.
- reports of public meetings in general, whether, 727, 728 n.
- publication of reports of administrative officers, 729 n.
- reports of news by newspapers not, 732.
- statements in common interest of maker and receiver, 734, 736 n.
- statements by person immediately interested to protect his own interest, 737 n.
- statement of suspicions in course of investigation of crime, 736.
- statement in course of dispute as to property, 738 n.
- solicited statements in interest of receiver, 738.
- statement by commercial agency, 739 n.
- statement by attorney to client, 740 n.
- statement in course of business duty, 740 n.
- statement by member of family as to character of suitor, 740 n.
- statement as to character of candidate for admission to society, 740 n.
- solicited statements as to character of servant, 738.
- solicited statements as to credit of tradesman, 739 n.
- statements by a fiduciary to his principal, 740 n.
- volunteered statements in interest of receiver, when, 740, 746 n., 747, 749.
- publication of, in presence of stranger, 750, 753, 754 n.
- general publication as to candidate for local office, 754 n.
- publication of matter of public interest in the community, 755.
- statements in public meetings, 756 n.
- published reply to defamatory statements, 756 n.
- publication to representative of interested receiver, 763.
- publication of, on post card, not justifiable, 754.
- publication of, to type-writer, whether justifiable, 758, 761 n.
- publication of, to wrong person, by mistake, whether excused, 761 n.
- malice destroys immunity in, 761.
- Fair Comment,
- upon public matters not actionable, 726, 769, 771 n.
- what are public matters, 771 n., 795 n.
- distinguished from privilege, 770, 779, 795 n.
- criticism of published writings when, 772, 775, 782.
- aspersion of motives not, 769, 775.
- false charges of specific acts, 775 n., 785 n., 792.
- violent attacks and insulting statements, not, 786 n.
- Malice,
- in fact and law, 662.
- what is, 749, 771 n.
- burden is on plaintiff to show, 790 n.
- publication prima facie evidence of, 663.
- express, must be proved, if occasion is privileged, 790.
- a question of bona fides not of reasonableness, 763.
- a question of reasonableness as well as bona fides, 766.
- DISPARAGEMENT OF PROPERTY, 815 n.
- of title (see Slander of Title).
- of goods, 819, 823 n., 861.
- DOGS (see Animals),
- trespass on land by, 406 n., 445.
- DRUNKENNESS,
- no excuse for tort, 662 n.
- EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE (see Master and Servant),
- right of employer “to have labor flow freely to him,” 903.
- inducing breach of contract by employees, 884, 887.
- inducing employer to discharge employee because not a member of trade union, 939, 978 (see Malicious Injury to Plaintiff by Influencing Conduct of Another).
- boycotting, 950, 952, 978, 988, 989 n., 997, 998, 1004.
- picketing, 978 n.
- ENTICING,
- FALSE IMPRISONMENT (see Imprisonment).
- FENCE,
- malicious erection of, 928.
- FRIGHT (see Mental or Nervous Shock).
- HUMANITARIAN DOCTRINE (see Contributory Negligence).
- IMPRISONMENT (see Arrest),
- what is, 18, 20, 21, 21 n., 23, 23 n., 28 n.
- contact not necessary, 19, 21, 23.
- what is not, 19, 20, 24.
- mere words without submission to restraint not an, 19, 20.
- partial obstruction not an, 24.
- shadowing by detectives, 23 n.
- IMPUTED NEGLIGENCE (see Contributory Negligence).
- INEVITABLE ACCIDENT (see Accident).
- INFANT,
- INJUNCTION,
- maliciously obtaining, 648 n.
- INSANE PERSON,
- liable for torts, 29, 29 n., 662 n.
- INSULT,
- gestures no assault, 11, 11 n., 12 n.
- looks no assault, 11, 11 n., 12 n.
- words no assault, 11, 11 n., 12 n.
- action lies for written or spoken, by statute in Va., 657 n.
- insulting statements not fair comment, 786 n.
- INVITEE (see Occupier of Premises).
- JUDGE,
- statements by, absolutely privileged, 695.
- JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS,
- statements in, absolutely privileged, 695, 697, 703, 707, 709 n.
- reports of, conditionally privileged, 714, 716, 720, 731, 761.
- reports of quasi, conditionally privileged, 729.
- JURY,
- malice in action for malicious prosecution a question for, 638.
- malice in fact in defamation a question for, 662, 752, 763, 790.
- JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
- advice of, when probable cause for prosecution, 635 n.
- LABORERS, STATUTE OF,
- actress not a servant within, 879.
- LAND (see Malicious Use of One’s Own Land; Dangerous Use of Land).
- LANDLORD AND TENANT,
- liability of landlord for defect in premises, 220, 222 n.
- LAST CLEAR CHANCE (see Contributory Negligence).
- LEAVE AND LICENSE,
- no bar to action for injury received in prize fight, 18.
- procuring abortion with plaintiff’s consent, 19 n.
- injury in course of illegal charivari party, 18 n.
- LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS,
- statements in absolutely privileged, 720.
- reports of conditionally privileged, 720.
- LIABILITY WITHOUT FAULT (see Animals; Dangerous Use of Land),
- constitutionality of legislation imposing, 482 n., 494 n.
- LIBEL (see Defamation).
- LIQUIDATION,
- malicious proceedings in, against company, 645 n.
- LORD CAMPBELL’S ACT, 372 n.
- LUNACY,
- malicious proceedings in, 645 n.
- LUNATIC (see Insane Person).
- MALICIOUS CONSPIRACY (see Conspiracy).
- MALICIOUS EXHIBITING OF ARTICLES OF THE PEACE,
- MALICIOUS INJURY TO PLAINTIFF BY INFLUENCING CONDUCT OF ANOTHER,
- enticing servant to leave master, 864.
- debauching servant of another, 866.
- inducing breach of contract, 874, 884, 887.
- inducing breach of contract by laborers, 884, 887, 979 n.
- suborning witness to commit perjury, 710.
- helping debtor to make assignment in fraud of creditors, 846.
- slander of title, 813, 816.
- disparagement of goods, 819.
- fraudulent imitation of trade-mark, 827.
- use of envelopes marked telegram leading patrons of telegraph company to believe latter imposing on them, 837 n.
- fraudulent statement that plaintiff had gone out of business, 854, 859.
- fraudulent sending out of plaintiff’s business card under injurious circumstances, 831.
- false though not defamatory imputation upon plaintiff, 812.
- slander of plaintiff’s wife resulting in injury to business, 837 n.
- fraudulently inducing testator to revoke bequest to plaintiff, 847, 849.
- false statement to mortgagee procuring foreclosure in breach of gratuitous promise to mortgagor, 849 n.
- fraudulently procuring third person to sell to defendant in breach of oral contract with plaintiff within statute of frauds, 852 n.
- fraudulently altering and defacing will leaving legacy to plaintiff, 852.
- loosening horse’s shoe to discredit blacksmith, 829.
- inducing servant at will to leave master, 868.
- frightening wild fowl from resorting to plaintiff’s land, 935, 937.
- threats of physical injury to plaintiff’s customers, 863, 864, 897, 935, 968.
- threats of pecuniary loss to plaintiff’s customers, 952, 996.
- threat of physical injury to plaintiff’s workmen, 863, 978 n.
- threat of vexatious suits against customers, 863 n.
- annoyance of workmen resorting to plaintiff, 979 n.
- threat to sell adjoining property to colored family, 923 n.
- threat by association of retail dealers to cease dealing with manufacturer or wholesale dealer, 997 n.
- threats, what may lawfully be threatened, 975, 975 n.
- refusal to insure ship if plaintiff employed as master, 836 n.
- sermon warning congregation against physician, 837 n.
- interference with blind advertisement, 838.
- inducing one not to contract with plaintiff, 906, 978, 989, 996, 998, 1004.
- boycotting, 952, 987, 989 n., 997, 997 n., 998, 1004, 1012 n.
- strike to strengthen union, 978, 988;
- to gain control of labor market, 989 n.;
- to bring pressure on third person, 997, 998, 1009;
- to procure discharge of plaintiff as means towards better conditions in shop, 998 n.;
- to get rid of objectionable foreman, 998 n.
- inducing employer to discharge employee because not a member of trade union, 939, 978.
- inducing employer to break contracts with laborers, 979 n.
- “smashing” rates, 906, 913.
- conspiracy, 910, 971.
- inciting pauper to sue plaintiff, 651.
- MALICIOUS INJURY TO PLAINTIFF BY TORT TO ANOTHER,
- destruction of husband’s house by wife to injure insurer, 841.
- MALICIOUS INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ACTION,
- actionable, 650 n.
- not actionable, 649.
- voluntary abandonment of former action is failure, 629 n.
- abandonment by way of compromise not failure, 629 n.
- attachment vacated evidence of want of probable cause, 634 n.
- by instigating another to sue, 651.
- in name of another, 655.
- prosecution of unfounded claim for patent, 645 n.
- MALICIOUS PROCEEDINGS,
- in bankruptcy, 644.
- in lunacy, 645 n.
- for removal of officer, 645 n.
- levy on execution under fraudulent judgment, 648 n.
- procurement of execution of search warrant, 648 n.
- attachment, 646.
- arrest on civil process, 648 n.
- holding to bail, 648 n.
- replevin, 648 n.
- garnishment, 648 n.
- procurement of injunction, 648 n.
- excessive attachment, 652 n.
- for winding up company, 645 n.
- MALICIOUS PROSECUTION,
- Institution of Criminal Proceedings, 620.
- application for warrant but none issued, 624 n.
- arrest without warrant, no further prosecution, 624 n.
- search warrant issued, no arrest or seizure of property, 624 n.
- warrant issued, plaintiff leaves jurisdiction to avoid arrest, 620.
- Nature of Criminal Charge, 624.
- prosecution under unconstitutional statute, 624 n.
- prosecution in court without jurisdiction, 624 n.
- Failure of Prosecution,
- generally essential, 627.
- when not necessary, 625.
- nolle prosequi is, 627.
- indictment quashed is, when, 629 n.
- striking from docket because in wrong court, when, 629 n.
- Abandonment of Prosecution,
- if voluntary equivalent to termination in defendant’s favor, 627.
- by way of compromise not equivalent to termination in defendant’s favor, 629 n.
- otherwise where settlement obtained by duress, 630 n.
- Reasonable or Probable Cause,
- essential, 630.
- definition of, 631 n.
- a question for court, 632, 637.
- conviction, though reversed, prima facie evidence of, 632, 633 n.
- conviction, though reversed, conclusive evidence of, 627.
- commitment for grand jury, evidence of, 632, 633 n.
- finding of indictment evidence of, 632, 633 n.
- advice of counsel is, 634.
- advice of justice of the peace, whether, 635 n.
- advice of layman not, 635 n.
- what must be stated to counsel, 636 n.
- defendant’s belief in plaintiff’s innocence negatives, 639.
- failure of prosecution, whether evidence of want of, 633 n., 641.
- want of, not to be inferred from malice, 643 n.
- if not, still no action for, if plaintiff was in fact guilty, 644.
- Malice,
- meaning of, 637, 638 n., 642.
- question of fact for jury, 637.
- not a necessary inference from want of probable cause, 636, 641, 643 n.
- of no moment, if probable cause exists, 630.
- Damage, 624.
- MALICIOUS USE OF ONE’S OWN LAND,
- general discussion of doctrine of, 923, 939, 952 n.
- by erecting fence to annoy neighbors, 927 n., 928.
- by erecting building annoying to neighbor, 926.
- by diverting percolating water, 928 n.
- malice must be dominant motive, 935 n.
- by frightening wild fowl from resorting to plaintiff’s land, 935, 937.
- by cutting trees causing evaporation from stream to injury of plaintiff’s water right, 938.
- MALICIOUS WORDS (see Defamation; Malicious Injury to Plaintiff by Influencing Conduct of Another; Slander of Title).
- MANUFACTURER,
- MARRIAGE,
- loss of, is special damage, 807.
- loss of performance of promise to marry, is special damage, 884 n.
- fraudulent, of plaintiff’s daughter, 869.
- MASTER AND SERVANT,
- seduction of servant of another, 866.
- enticing servant of another, 864.
- threat of physical injury to servant of another, 863.
- inducing servant at will to leave master, 873 n.
- MENTAL OR NERVOUS SHOCK,
- MISFEASANCE (see Negligence).
- MISTAKE,
- in addressing a privileged communication, 761 n.
- defamation by, 761 n.
- MORAL DUTY,
- assumption of performance of, 129, 141.
- in absence of relation between parties, 131.
- where relation between parties, 134, 137 n.
- MOTIVE (see Malice),
- aspersion of, of public man, not fair comment, 769, 775.
- NEGLIGENCE (see Contributory Negligence; Occupier of Premises; Trespassers; Public Wrong),
- without damage, no liability, 41.
- must be proximate cause of injury, 42.
- standard of care, 63, 66 n., 67, 76.
- ordinary care, definition of, 70.
- standard in case of physical disability, 71, 73.
- degrees of, 77, 79, 79 n., 82 n., 83, 85 n.
- statutory degrees of, 86.
- of infant, 88, 88 n., 90, 92 n., 93.
- proof of, 98, 102, 106, 111, 113, 115.
- duty of care, 120, 125.
- definition of, 156.
- requirement of duty of care toward person injured, 156.
- in performance of gratuitous undertaking, 184 n.
- liability for, of maker or vendor of chattel, 228, 233, 235, 246, 251.
- comparative negligence, 267, 268 n., 269.
- difference between gross negligence and wanton or reckless conduct, 340, 342 n., 343.
- as ground of recovery for injury by vicious animal, 434.
- breach of rules of a private corporation, whether, 508 n.
- violation of ordinance, whether, 508 n.
- breach of statutory duty, whether, 391, 400 n., 504, 506, 506 n.
- liability for negligent language, 573 n.
- NERVOUS SHOCK (see Mental or Nervous Shock).
- NEWSPAPER,
- has no peculiar privilege in defamation, 732.
- NOLLE PROSEQUI (see Malicious Prosecution).
- NONFEASANCE, 127, 129, 131, 134, 137, 142 n.
- NUISANCE (see Dangerous Use of Land),
- “attractive” 165, 170 n., 170, 173, 176 n.; age to which doctrine applicable, 171 n.
- allowing land to go to weeds not, 493.
- trees shading another’s land not, 495.
- stored explosives, 498, 502.
- OCCUPIER OF PREMISES (see Trespass; Nuisance “attractive”; Landlord and Tenant),
- liability to trespassers, 147, 149 n.
- liability to known trespassers, 149.
- liability to anticipated trespassers, 150, 154, 156 n.
- liability to trespassers prohibited by statute, 153 n.
- duty to look out for trespassers, 156 n.
- liability to licensee, 177, 179, 183, 183 n., 186, 191.
- injury to licensee by “trap,” 179.
- liability to children licensees, 183 n.
- liability where known permissive use by public, 183 n.
- liability in case of gratuitous carriage, 183 n.
- liability to licensee for negligent operation of active force, 186, 190 n.
- duty to notify of withdrawal of license, 191.
- liability to invitee, 194, 199 n.
- duty to child accompanying invitee, 200 n.
- liability to children invitees, 200 n.
- duty to invitee of licensee, 200 n.
- liability where plaintiff exceeds invitation, 200 n.
- liability where notice habitually disregarded, 201.
- not an insurer of safety of invitees, 203.
- duty toward invitees to ascertain condition of premises, 202.
- liability for injury to invitees by third persons, 204.
- who are invitees, 207, 214, 220 n.
- liability to social guest, 222, 225 n.
- liability in case of license conferred by law, 225, 227 n.
- liability to trespasser or licensee in case of breach of statutory duty, 520.
- PARTY,
- statements by, privileged, 709 n.
- PEACE,
- malicious exhibition of articles of, 626.
- PHYSICAL IMPACT,
- PHYSICIAN,
- PICKETING, 897, 968, 978 n., 1005, 1010.
- POSTAL CARD,
- whether mailing is publication, 660 n.
- sending privileged communication by, 754.
- PRIVACY,
- PRIVILEGE (see Defamation).
- PRIZE FIGHT,
- each party to, liable to other, 18.
- PROBABLE CAUSE (see Malicious Prosecution).
- PROFESSION (see Defamation).
- PROMISE,
- loss of performance of gratuitous, is special damage, 811.
- PUBLIC MEETINGS,
- reports of, whether privileged, 727, 728 n.
- PUBLIC WRONG,
- plaintiff’s participation in, no bar where wilful injury, 377.
- violation of Sunday law, whether bar to action for negligence, 379, 381, 388 n.
- violation of ordinance, whether bar to action for negligence, 388, 391.
- violation of licensing or registration law, whether bar to action for negligence, 398, 400 n.
- unlicensed automobile, status of, in highway, 398, 401 n., 402 n.
- injury by dog unmuzzled in violation of ordinance, 434 n.
- injuries by animals running at large contrary to statute, 441 n.
- breach of statutory duty, whether negligence, 391, 400 n., 504, 506, 506 n.
- violation of ordinance, whether negligence, 508 n.
- PUBLICATION (see Defamation).
- REASONABLE AND PROBABLE CAUSE (see Malicious Prosecution).
- REPETITION,
- of slander, actionable, 677.
- REPORTS,
- of legislative and judicial proceedings, privileged (see Defamation).
- RES IPSA LOQUITUR,
- inference of negligence, 98, 102, 102 n., 105 n., 106.
- necessary allegation, 105 n.
- doctrine applies only in absence of explanation, 105 n.
- in actions by servant against master, 107, 107 n.
- elements of the doctrine, 110 n.
- burden of proof not shifted, merely burden of going forward, 111 n.
- other inferences must be excluded, 113 n.
- simply a rule of evidence, 115 n.
- SCIENTER (see Animals).
- SEARCH WARRANT,
- malicious procurement of execution of, 648 n.
- SEDUCTION,
- of daughter, 866.
- of plaintiff’s fiancée, 884 n.
- action by woman for, 16.
- statutory action for, 17 n.
- by guardian, 17 n.
- SERVICE, LOSS OF,
- by enticing servant, 864.
- by seducing daughter or female servant, 866.
- SLANDER (see Defamation).
- SLANDER OF TITLE (see Disparagement of Property),
- differs from slander of person, 813.
- what is, 815 n.
- action for, survives as injury to property, 813.
- special damage essential, 816.
- whether malice required, 816 n.
- what is special damage, 819 n., 847 n., 855, 859 n., 883 n., 884 n.
- SMASHING RATES,
- is fair competition, 906, 913.
- SPECIAL DAMAGE (see Damage).
- SUBORNATION OF WITNESS,
- SUNDAY LAWS (see Public Wrong).
- TELEGRAM,
- sending privileged communication by, 753.
- THREATS (see Malicious Injury to Plaintiff by Influencing Conduct of Another).
- TRADE,
- competition in (see Competition).
- slander of one in (see Defamation).
- TRADE DISPUTES ACT (English), 897 n., 967 n.
- TRADE-MARK,
- fraudulent imitation of, 827.
- TRESPASSER (see Nuisance “attractive”),
- takes risk of condition of premises, 157.
- negligent injury of, 147, 149, 150.
- wilful, negligent injury to, 149 n.
- child, duty to, 150 n., 160.
- occupier may assume, will look out for himself, 156 n.
- child, takes risk of condition of premises, 160.
- setting traps for, 160 n., 176 n.
- TRUTH,
- justification in action for defamation, 695.
- TURN TABLE CASES (see Nuisance “attractive”).
- TYPEWRITER,
- communication to, a publication, 758.
- communication to, not privileged, 758.
- communication to, privileged, 761 n.
- VENDOR OF CHATTEL,
- liability of, to third persons for defects, 228, 233, 235, 251.
- VOLENTI NON FIT INJURIA (see Leave and License).
- WATER COMPANY,
- liability in tort for failure to provide water, 262 n.
- WEEDS (see Dangerous Use of Land).
- WITNESS,
- no action against, for perjury, 712.
- action for subornation of, 710.
- statements of, privileged (see Defamation)
- WORDS,
- insulting, no assault, 11, 11 n., 12 n.
- malicious (see Malicious Words).
- construction of, in defamation, 661.