...r. London etc. Docks Co., 3 Hurl. & Colt. 596, the doctrine was thus laid down: "There must be some reasonable evidence of negligence. But where the thing is shown to be under the management of the de16 C. of L. — 29 fendant or his servants, and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of...

...plaintiff. 1 This principle Avas thus formulated by Mr. Chief Justice ERLE in the following language: "Where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as, under an ordinary course of things, does not happen if those...

...servant of the owner. The doctrine, as applied by the court there, is based upon reasoning like this : Where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of things does not happen, if those...

...was sustained, the court laying down the law as follows : " There must be reasonable evidence of the negligence. But where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as, in the ordinary course of things, does not happen if those...

...500. The rule recognized by the foregoing authorities л* pertaining to this class of accidents Is, where the thing Is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident Is such as, In the ordinary course of things, does not happen If those...

...implied in the judgment of Erie, CJ in the case of Scott v. The London Docks Company (b) (1865). " Where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and (a) Cohen v. Metropolitan Railway Company, 6 Times LR 192 (1890). the accident is...

...or his servants. The rule was declared by the Exchequer Chamber in 1865 (/), in these terms: — " There must be reasonable evidence of negligence. "...shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of things does not happen (/) Scott...

...C. 596. The rule recognized by the foregoing authorities as pertaining to this class of accidents is where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of things does not happen if those...

...Orth, 61 Wis. 531 ; Breen v. New York, etc., RR Co., 109 NY 297. Or, as expressed in an English case, 'where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as, in the ordinary course of things, does not happen if those...

...was said by Erle, CJ, in the Exchequer Chamber, in Scott v. London and St. Katharine Docks Company:3 "Where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of things does not happen if those...