 | 1884 - 628 pages
...event, incident, casualty, chance. And by Webster, an event that takes place without one's forethought or expectation ; an event which proceeds from an unknown...therefore not expected; chance, casualty, contingency. In view of the unquestioned facts the death of the intestate was accidental. The danger was unknown.... | |
 | 1884 - 718 pages
...book containing the rudiments of grammar. Accident, ak'si-déñt Chance, or what happens by chance ; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or...effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected; anything which tnkes place or begins to exist without an efficient intelligent cause and without dosign.... | |
 | 1884 - 246 pages
...event, incident, casualty, chance. And by Webster, an event that takes place without one's forethought or expectation ; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or is an unusal effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected ; chance, casualty, contingency. In view... | |
 | 1923 - 1220 pages
...these instructions, demies an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation, * * * or is an unusual effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected. * * * It is an event happening uDcxpectedly or undesisnedly." This instruction, together with plaintiffs... | |
 | 1906 - 1172 pages
...section 16G4, clearly entitle the petitioner to a new trial. Webster defines accident as an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, and therefore not expected; chance, casualty, contingency. The word has often received judicial construction.... | |
 | 1888 - 716 pages
...book containing the rudiment* of grammar. Accident, ak'si-deat Chance, or what happens by chance ; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or...effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected ; anything which takes place or begins to exist without an efficient Intelligent cause and without... | |
 | James Biggs Porter, William Feilden Craies - 1889 - 438 pages
...American Life and Accident Co. v. Burrouglis (c) accident i^ defined as "an event that takes plade without one's foresight or expectation ; an event...therefore not expected ; chance, casualty, contingency." Sonstroke. — In Sinclair' 's Case (d) accident was defined as including violence, casualty, and vis... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - 1889 - 1012 pages
...the design of the agent ": Worcester's Diet., tit. Accident. Webster's definition is: "An event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation;...effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected": Webster's Diet., tit. Accident. Thia latter definition has been frequently approved in actions on accident... | |
 | John Davison Lawson - 1890 - 944 pages
...as one of the elements contributing to produce the result. An accident ia defined as 'an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation;...effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected.' An accident may happen from an unknown cause. But it is not essential that the cause should be unknown.... | |
 | 1891 - 930 pages
...elements of an acci- } dental nature in sun-stroke than in insanity. An accident is "an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation;...therefore not expected; chance, casualty, contingency, happening by chance or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual,... | |
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