Injuria - Law Dictionary Search Results
Negligence
11 East, 60, and British Columbia Electric Railway v. Loach, (1916) 1 AC 719; and see VOLENTI NONFIT INJURIA. Consult Beven on Negligence and Smith's Leading Cases, sub tit, Coggs v. Bernard. Negligence is absence of reasonable
Modo et forma
and form as well as in general effect. The plea of non est factum, and the replication de injuria (now abolished), were the only negative traverses not pleaded modo et forma. These words were in no case
Actio non datur non damnificato
the law makes actionable, otherwise the party is non damnificatus, and it is a case of damnum sine injuria.
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Light
of the sun's rays to one's windows free from any obstruction exists at Common Law (see DAMNUM ABSQUE INJURIA) but by virtue of the (English) Prescription Act, 1832 (2 & 3 Wm. 4, c. 71), uninterrupted enjoyment
Libel
the plaintiff assented to a publication which was made may also be good--on the principle volenti non fit injuria [Chapman v. Lord Ellesmere, (1932) 2 KB 431]. As to the discretion of the judge in awarding or
Damage
Damage, Any loss, whether actionable as an injury or not. See DAMNUM ABSQUE INJURIA. The expression 'damage' is not necessarily confined to physical damage. Ordinarily damage is caused by physical contact of
injury
injury pl: -ries [Latin injuria, from injurus injurious, from in- not + jur- jus right] 1 : an act that wrongs or harms
assumption of risk
the defendant of the obligation to act with reasonable care compare contributory negligence at negligence, volenti non fit injuria NOTE: Assumption of risk may be express or may be implied from the plaintiff's words and actions. Assumption
Ubi jus, ibi idem remedium
197 b.-(Where there is a right there is a remedy.) See Broom's Leg. Max.; CASE; also DAMNUM ABSQUE INJURIA.
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