Moore v. Rolin
Citations
- 89 Va. 107
- 16 L.R.A. 625
- 15 S.E. 520
- 1892 Va. LEXIS 77
Syllabus
<p>1. Mechanic’s lien—Premature filing—Damages.—A sub-contractor files' a mechanic’s lien before completion of the work, contrary to Code,. § 2476.</p> <p>Held :</p> <p>He is liable to an action for damages for injury thereby done the contractor.</p> <p>2. Idem—Declaration—Special damages.—In such action the declaration should charge some special damage to plaintiff, as the language of' the alleged lien does not necessarily import injurious defamation ,-. but it is not necessary to give the name of any one whose custom has been lost to the plaintiff, nor to state that the alleged lien has been ended by limitation or decree.</p> <p>3. Review of Cases.— Young v. Gregorie, 3 Call. 446, distinguished from case at bar.</p>
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- jury could find that landlord was negligent in failing to investigate and supervise employee
- jury could find that landlord was negligent in failing to investigate and supervise employee
- Plaintiff “need not have foreseen the precise injury, nor ‘should [he] have had notice of the particular method’ in which a harm would occur, if the possibility of harm was clear to the ordinarily prudent eye.”
- “A defendant need not have foreseen the precise injury nor ‘should [he] have had notice of the particular method’ in which a harm would occur, if the possibility of harm was clear to the ordinarily prudent eye” (footnotes omitted)
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Judges: Lewis
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