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INEVITABLE ACCIDENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unavoidable accident
1, record 1, English, unavoidable%20accident
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- inevitable accident 2, record 1, English, inevitable%20accident
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One (accident) which is not occasioned in any degree, either directly or remotely, by the want of such care and prudence as the law holds every man bound to exercise. 3, record 1, English, - unavoidable%20accident
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is not easy to escape liability by relying on inevitable accident. In Telfer v. Wright, the defendant blacked out while driving a car, crossed over the centre line and collided with the plaintiff. The court of Appeal, reversing the trial judge, rejected the defence of unavoidable accident since the defendant had suffered a dizzy spell several minutes before the accident, had stopped the car, but then started it up again. Six months earlier he had suffered similar symptoms. 4, record 1, English, - unavoidable%20accident
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- accident inévitable
1, record 1, French, accident%20in%C3%A9vitable
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il n'est pas facile d'échapper à la responsabilité en se fondant sur l'accident inévitable. Dans l'affaire Telfer v. Wright, le défendeur a perdu connaissance au volant d'une automobile. Celle-ci a franchi la ligne médiane et est entrée en collision avec l'automobile du demandeur. La cour d'appel, infirmant la décision du juge de première instance, a rejeté le moyen d'accident inévitable puisque le défendeur avait senti un étourdissement quelques minutes avant l'accident, avait arrêté sa voiture, mais avait ensuite redémarré. Six mois plus tôt il avait éprouvé des symptômes semblables. 2, record 1, French, - accident%20in%C3%A9vitable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
accident inévitable : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - accident%20in%C3%A9vitable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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