Attractive Nuisance in United States
Attractive Nuisance Definition
A machine or other dangerous thing or place which is especially attractive to children, who, in obedience to their childish instincts, are likely to be drawn to it, but which is dangerous to them. 256 111. 406. Attractive nuisances fall into two classes : First Where the injury results from some dangerous element a part of, or inseparably connected with, the alluring thing or device, as in the turn-table cases. Second Where the attractive device or thing is so located or situated that in yielding to its allurement the child, without such intervention of another element as breaks the relation or cause and effect, is brought directly in contact with danger from some independent source which occasions the injury. 224 111. 585.
Attractive Nuisance in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
For starting research in the law of a foreign country:
Browse the American Encyclopedia of Law for Attractive Nuisance
Scan Attractive Nuisance in the appropriate area of law:
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Attractive Nuisance | Attractive Nuisance in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Explore other Reference Works
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Attractive Nuisance in the Dictionaries | Attractive Nuisance in our legal dictionaries |
| http://lawi.us/attractive-nuisance | The URI of Attractive Nuisance (more about URIs) |
| Attractive Nuisance related entries | Find related entries of Attractive Nuisance |
Legal Issue for Attorneys
A machine or other dangerous thing or place which is especially attractive to children, who, in obedience to their childish instincts, are likely to be drawn to it, but which is dangerous to them. 256 111. 406. Attractive nuisances fall into two classes : First Where the injury results from some dangerous element a part of, or inseparably connected with, the alluring thing or device, as in the turn-table cases. Second Where the attractive device or thing is so located or situated that in yielding to its allurement the child, without such intervention of another element as breaks the relation or cause and effect, is brought directly in contact with danger from some independent source which occasions the injury. 224 111. 585.
Legal Indexes
The Index is a collection of entries to allow users to locate information in the Lawi Projects. After write down relevant words and phrases that you need, begin looking up the words and phrases using the index until you have located an applicable subject to review.
Indexes of All Encyclopedias:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Z
| Index | Description |
|---|---|
| General Index | Index of general information about the Encyclopedia |
| Classified index | Headings arranged on the basis of relations among concepts represented by headings, based on the Lawi Classification Scheme |
| Topical Index | A comprehensive and easy guide to the topics of the legal Encyclopedia |
| Citation Index | Index of links between citing and cited entries |
| Subject Index | Identify and describe the subjects of the Encyclopedia |
| Alphabetical Index | A-Z Index of all the Entries |
| Thematic Index | Correlation of terms in a meaningful hierarchical order |
| Permutation Index | A type of index in which significant words in the titles function as subject headings |
| Browse Index | Browse the Encyclopedia by Index |
| Sitemap Index | Sitemap Index, including Taxonomies |
Notice
This definition of Attractive Nuisance is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
Practical Information
Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982
A condition on private property that would be hazardous to children if they came in contact with it. The children, in states where the attractive nuisance doctrine applies, can be compensated for injury even though they are trespassers if it is foreseeable to the person who maintains the hazard that children might enter, be attracted to it, and become injured.
What is Attractive Nuisance?
For a meaning of it, read Attractive Nuisance in the Legal Dictionary here. Browse and search more U.S. and international free legal definitions and legal terms related to Attractive Nuisance.
Leave a Reply