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111direct loss — One resulting immediately and proximately from the occurrence and not remotely from some of the consequences or effects thereof. See loss …
112joint negligence — In case of joint negligence of several people, proximately causing accident, they act together in concert and either do something together which they should not do or fail to do something which they are together obligated to do under… …
113lookout — The exercise of ordinary diligence requires that the driver of a motor vehicle be on the lookout for other travelers so that he may avoid placing himself or them in peril. As variously expressed, the rule requires that a motorist maintain a… …
114malpractice — Professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill. This term is usually applied to such conduct by doctors, lawyers, and accountants. Failure of one rendering professional services to exercise that degree of skill and learning commonly… …
115manufacturers' liability doctrine — The foundation for the liability under this doctrine is knowledge of the danger attending use of manufactured or assembled product and negligence in failing to give appropriate warning, or negligence in failing to discover and appreciate the… …
116manufacturers liability doctrine — The foundation for the liability under this doctrine is knowledge of the danger attending use of manufactured or assembled product and negligence in failing to give appropriate warning, or negligence in failing to discover and appreciate the… …
117proximate cause — That which, in a natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any efficient intervening cause, produces injury, and without which the result would not have occurred. Wisniewski v. Great Atlantic & Pac. Tea Co., 226 Pa.Super. 574, 323 A.2d 744,… …
118respondeat superior — /raspondiyat s(y)apiriyar/ Let the master answer. This doctrine or maxim means that a master is liable in certain cases for the wrongful acts of his servant, and a principal for those of his agent. Burger Chef Systems, Inc. v. Govro, C.A.Mo., 407 …
119unavoidable — Not avoidable, incapable of being shunned or prevented, inevitable, and necessary @ unavoidable accident An inevitable accident; one which could not have been prevented by exercise of due care by both parties under circumstances prevailing.… …
120negligence — A word of broad significance which may not readily be defined with accuracy. Jamison v Encarnacion, 281 US 635, 74 L Ed 1082, 50 S Ct 440. The lack of due diligence or care. A wrong characterized by the absence of a positive intent to inflict… …
