sudden peril
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sudden peril rule — Under this rule, a defendant who is guilty of primary negligence is not liable in case of sudden peril where the peril or alarm was caused by the negligence of the opposite party, apprehension of peril from the standpoint of defendant seeking to… … Black's law dictionary
sudden peril — See sudden emergency … Ballentine's law dictionary
sudden emergency doctrine — When a person finds himself confronted with a sudden emergency, which was not brought about by his own negligence or want of care, such person has the legal right to do what appears to him at the time he should do, so long as he acts in a… … Black's law dictionary
Peril at End House (play) — Infobox Play name = Peril at End House image size = writer = Arnold Ridley from the book by Agatha Christie date of premiere = April 1, 1940 Country of Origin = United Kingdom original language = English Peril at End House is a 1940 play by… … Wikipedia
sudden emergency doctrine — The principal of the law of negligence that one placed in a position of sudden emergency or peril other than by his own negligence may be held free from negligence or contributory negligence, although he would be charged with negligence if he had … Ballentine's law dictionary
sudden emergency — An occurrence fraught with danger which is unexpected and occurs so abruptly as to be unnoticed before the peril is presented. Booth v Price, 183 Ark 975, 39 SW2d 717, 76 ALR 957 … Ballentine's law dictionary
The Penultimate Peril — infobox Book | name = The Penultimate Peril title orig = translator = image caption = author = Lemony Snicket (pen name of Daniel Handler) illustrator = Brett Helquist cover artist = Brett Helquist country = United States language = English… … Wikipedia
On a sudden — On On ([o^]n), prep. [OE. on, an, o, a, AS. on, an; akin to D. aan, OS. & G. an, OHG. ana, Icel. [=a], Sw. [*a], Goth. ana, Russ. na, L. an , in anhelare to pant, Gr. ana , Zend ana. [root]195. Cf. {A }, 1, {Ana }, {Anon}.] The general… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emergency doctrine — n 1: sudden emergency doctrine 2: emergency exception Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
emergency doctrine — Under the doctrine variously referred to as the emergency, imminent peril, or sudden peril doctrine, when one is confronted with a sudden peril requiring instinctive action, he is not, in determining his course of action, held to the exercise of… … Black's law dictionary
