...or his servants, and the accident is such as, under an ordinary course of things, does not happen, if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explananation by the defendant, that the accident arose from want of care." The argument...

...thus laid down: "There must besóme reasonable evidence of negligence. But where the thing is shown lo be under the management of the defendant or his servants,...use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation, that the accident arose from want of care." See also Priggs v. Oliver,...

...negligence." But he continues, "where the thing is solely under the management of the defendant and his servants, and the accident is such as, in the...reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendants, that the accident arose from want of care." Opinion in Scott T>. London etc. Dock. Co.,...

...servants. The rule was declared by contTO • the Exchequer Chamber in 1865 (/), in these terms : — " There must be reasonable evidence of negligence. "...the defendant or his servants, and the accident is (d) In other words (to anticipate (p) Carput v. London $ Brighton part of a special discussion) the...

...fact of the accident occurring has been held to be evidence of negligence. " Where a thing is solely under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of things does not happen to those who have the management of machinery, and use...

...as to raise a presumption of negligence; as where the particular thing causing the injury has been shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the casualty is such as in the ordinary course of tilings does not happen if those who have the management...

...was sustained, the court laying down the law as follows : " There must be reasonable evidence of the negligence. But where the thing is shown to be under...reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendants, that the accident arose from want of care." In many cases it has been held that in a suit...

...500. The rule recognized by the foregoing authorities л* pertaining to this class of accidents Is, where the thing Is shown to be under the management...happen If those who have the management use proper pare, It affords reasonable evidence. In the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident...

...recognized by the foregoing authorities ¡is pertaining to this class of accidents Is, where the thing IB shown to be under the management of the defendant...happen If those who have the management use proper eare, It affords reasonable evidence, In the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident...

...carrier or his servants, and the accident is such as under an ordinary course of things does not happen, if those who have the management use proper care,...the defendant, that the accident arose from want of proper care. Dougherty v. Railroad, 9 Mo. App. 478; sc, affirmed, 81 Mo. 325, 329, and cases cited....