Example sentences of "hold liable [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In determining whether the defendants ought to be held liable under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher , the learned judge considered that he ought to pay regard to ( i ) the quantities of combustible materials which the defendants brought onto the land ; ( ii ) the way in which they stored them ; and ( iii ) the character of the neighbourhood . |
| 2 | The plaintiff 's horse ate some leaves and died and the defendants were held liable under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher . |
| 3 | An omnibus company was held liable for the act of one of its drivers , who overturned a rival omnibus while racing with it and obstructing it , although directions had been issued to the driver forbidding such conduct . |
| 4 | Anyone resident in a house could be held liable for the support of other household members , which meant that a wage-earning son or daughter often moved out of the home in order not to diminish the unemployed parents ' entitlement to benefit . |
| 5 | The defendant was held liable for the loss , as the thief 's act did not break the chain of causation . |
| 6 | The reason for this is to avoid those who appointed the administrative receiver being treated as mortgagees in possession or being held liable for the receiver 's acts which would be the case were the receiver to be treated as their agent . |
| 7 | The pump manufacturer was held liable for the value of the lobsters ( property damage ) but not for the costs of buying and attempting to repair the pumps . |
| 8 | Courts should not exclude evidence just because it is not accepted wisdom ; nor should they allow plaintiffs to be held liable on the basis of mere hypothesis or speculation . |