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Inserenda. 47) Pers:l Injuries.

Offences by non-feasance. Offences against person by non-feasance.
Leaving the roads bad unmended by which a [cargo
of goods is damaged or a] leg is broken.
Exclusion from an Inn
Abandoning a Child and leaving it to starve — to
a Prisoner.
Qu. Refusal of assistance to a man when person is
in danger.
Qu. Refusal of succour by the Medical faculty.
Neglecting to confine a beast apt to do mischief.

Pers. Inj: Extenuating circumst. Necessity. The intention of repelling a greater an mischief greater that with
respect to the public at large was greater than the mischief
of the act in question, [or introducing a good benefit more than
equivalent. Qu] But then the supposed mischief repelled
must be imminent — and not to be prevented by any less
mischievous means. Examples. Killing a man about to set fire to a
powder Magazine — Arson of Provisions or of a Post
about to be occupied by an enemy or body of subjects
acting in prosecution of a Rebellious design. Inundation
of a country occupied or about to be occupied by
an a body of Enemies or Rebels. Killing a man
infected or or under a reasonable presumption of his being infected with the Plague.

Strictures. Nusance Nusance — a term of vague reproach — instance Stat
18 Car. 2. c. 2. where the importation of Cattle from
Ireland is termed a public nuisance Warranted by them such high authority It is a wonder
Sr. W the Author of the Commentaries did not rank this
practise among nuisances.

Another instance is 6. G 1. 18. 19. whereby opening Subscriptions
for transferable stocks by persons not incorporated (called
bubbles) is declared a nuisance, and made punishable
and triable as other nuisances.

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Identifier: | JB/072/137/003 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 72.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	072	Main Headings	penal code
Folio number	137	Info in main headings field	persl injs
Image	003	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e45 / e46 / e47 / e48
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::[gr with crown motif] pro patria [with motif]]]
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