Mutex Robb's Articles http://www.goinglegal.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com Theories of Negligence In the modern law of tort, the word ‘negligence’ has two meanings. First, it indicates the state of mind of a party in doing an act and secondly, it means a conduct which the law deems wrongfully. In law of torts, these two meanings are considered as sepa... http://www.goinglegal.com/theories-of-negligence-2050206.html 18th February 2011 Objective Theory of Negligence In Blyth v. Birmingham Water Works Co., [(1856) 11 Ch 781] Alderson states, "Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man guided upon whose considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do or doing somet... http://www.goinglegal.com/objective-theory-of-negligence-2050189.html 18th February 2011 Meaning and Definition of Negligence Negligence is one of the most important and common torts in the law. Although its origins are to be found in trespass and trespass on the case, the action was developed and formulated only in the 19th Century; it now exists in its own right as a separate ... http://www.goinglegal.com/meaning-and-definition-of-negligence-2050184.html 18th February 2011 Some English Cases on Negligence In King v. Phillips, [(1953) 1 QB 429], a taxi driver backed his taxi negligently and without looking behind ran into a child who was on a tricycle behind the taxi, slightly injuring him. The child’s mother, who was in her house seventy or eighty yard... http://www.goinglegal.com/some-english-cases-on-negligence-2050180.html 18th February 2011