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civil case

civil case a lawsuit brought by a party (the plaintiff) against another party (the defendant) claiming that the defendant

Personal service injury

Personal service injury, has the meaning assigned to it in the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1962. [Civil Defence

Arising out of his employment

be a direct connection of the workman. There may be circumstances tending to show that the workman received personal injury due to the accident that arose during the course of or out of his employment. It would

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Enemy

belonging to such other country. [Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1962, s. 2(3), One who opposes or inflicts injury on another; an antagonist, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 548. Includes all armed mutineers, armed rebels, armed

risk

passes to the buyer when the goods are duly delivered to the carrier "Uniform Commercial Code"] [the of personal injury and property damage should be placed with the manufacturer rather than the consumer "Case & Comment"] 2

Crime of violence

reasonable fear of immediate physical harm, Regina (August) v. Criminal Injuries Panel (CA), (2001) 2 WLR 1452. Includes personal injury caused by arson and by poisoning, R. (August) v. Criminal Injuries Panel (CA), (2001) QB LR 774.

Law of marque

justice to take the goods of the wrongdoer found within the wronged person's precinct, in satisfaction of the wrong, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 893. Law of Marque. See LETTERS OF MARQUE.

Accident to workman

compensation for. (English) The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925, provides s. 1, sub-s. (1), that if in any employment personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment is caused to a workman,

Criminal libel

Criminal libel, libel may be a criminal offence as well as a civil wrong because of its tendency to provoke a breach of the place, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 28,

collision insurance

own automobile from upset or collision with another object or vehicle. Collision insurance does not cover bodily or personal injury, and it may not cover other property damage liability arising out of the collision.

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