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Compensation. Lab. of Contents.General nature
of
Compensation

§.1.*

Compensation defined.
— lucrative & vindicative.

To be civilly responsible, what

§.II.+

2+ General Rule
concerning
Compensation


Compensation due wherever
there is damage accompanied
with blames.

1. Because damage falling
on the innocent party, can
turn to no good account.

2 — falling on the damnifier
it puts a stop to the primary
mischief.

3. — and is necessary even
to the putting a stop to the secondary.

+ In cases
where there is
no blame it
is a ground
of title
perfect Acts

Ways in which a man
may sustain damage.through delinquency+

3. Precedence among
different
cases in respect of
Compensation.

§. III.||

Cases that have the best
claim to Compensation.

Damage & profit both, pecuniary
and quasi-pecuniary.

Reasons. — 1. The damage is
more sure of being made good —

2. The profit, of being over-
balanced.—

What acts are most apt
to be attended with a pecuniary
loss.-

What with a pecuniary
profit.

Cases that have the.2d. best
claim to compensation.

Damage pecuniary or
quasi-pecuniary profit not
pecuniary. Example —

Cases that have the 3d.
best claim to compensation.

Damage not pecuniary
Profit not pecuniary. Example.

Cases that have the 4th. best
claim to Compensation.

Damage


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Damage pecuniary —
Profit none. Examples.

Cases that have the 5th.
best claim to compensation.

Damage not pecuniary —
Profit none. Example.

Compensation in the cases
of injuries to reputation less necessary
than in any other.

§.IV.++

4.++ Restitution
an ingredient
in Compensation.

Restitution is either identical
or in value.

— is always to be performed.

— can never amount to a
full compensation — Reason —

— is no compensation
for the use.

§.V.#

5.# Favour to be
shewn to the party
damnified against
a Wrong-doer.

1

The party damnified is to be
favoured. Reasons —

1

1. Because what he suffers turns
to no account.

2

2. He is to gain rather than to
lose.— Example in Apparel lost,
or damaged.

3

Consequential damage to
be taken into account.

4

Examples. In personal Injuries

5

Example. In offences against
property.

6

Supplemental compensation
for money—

7

— for consumable Goods

8

— for goods used without
consumption.

— for things not commonly
let out to hire. — Reasons.

1. otherwise an offender might
to a gainer.

2 - and the party damnified a
loser.

Of a thing to be made amends
for the greatest Value shall
be preferred.—Example.—

§.VI.++

Restitution of a thing aliend
by certain offences may be exicted
from any possessor.

Upon what terms from
bona fide possessors.


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Satisfaction Com

Upon what terms from
la fide possessors.— Reasons.

1. — The suffering of the origin
owner can turn to no account.

2. — That of the subsequence possessor
may, in the way of preven
-on.

3. — And in aid of Justice

§.VII.

How the burthen of Compen
-tion is to fall among Co-offend


The offender first convict
shall pay the whole.

But he shall have his
medy successively against the others.

§.VIII.

Damage how to be shared whe
the Author is not culpable.


1. Damage produced without bla
how to be shared between a single Auth
and a single party damnified.

2. When there are several parties
damnified.

3. Where the party damnified is t
Public.

4. Where the party damaged is a co
ate body.

Although it be by separate
acts.

§. IX.

Provision for an equal destr
tion of Effects among Parties damnifie


Notices for Co-sufferers by the
same offence to come in.

Preference among claims.

— Also for other claimants.

The first sufferer who receives
compensation money to give security. find fideffer

— Unless he be honestly unable

Caution against collusive claim

§.X.

Ground of Abatement - Pecunia
Inability.


In compensation the poverty of
Offender may be a ground of abatement

§. XI.

How to estimate pecuniary Ability.

Method of estimating a man's pecu
ry Ability.

1. His enabling circumstances.

2. His disenabling circumstances.

§. XII.

In what cases compensation is extinguished
by lapses of Time.


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Identifier: | JB/143/040/002
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 143.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

143

Main Headings

punishment

Folio number

040

Info in main headings field

compensation tab. of contents satisfaction

Image

002

Titles

Category

plan

Number of Pages

2

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

Penner

Watermarks

[[watermarks::s. lay [britannia with shield motif]]]

Marginals

Paper Producer

alexander mavrokordatos

Corrections

jeremy bentham

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

48673

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