at 813 (finding lack of liability for university's
nonfeasance with regards to student's injuries sustained in crash after drinking); see also McLean, supra note 184, at 403 (describing distinction between
nonfeasance, misfeasance in context of university's liability for students' accidents).
Petersen's distinction between misfeasance and
nonfeasance is compelling.
McElwee, supra note 4, at 6; Qie Jianrong ([TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]), Governments'
Nonfeasance is Major Source of Environmental Chronic Disease, LEGAL DAILY (Nov.
69) Relying on the common law distinction between
nonfeasance and misfeasance, the court disagreed and held that "at common law one servant is liable to another for his own misfeasance, and there is nothing in the Compensation Act which destroys such liability, or in any way disturbs the common-law relationship existing between co[-]employees.
Furthermore, the alleged failure of the City to maintain the tree in question constitutes, at best, simple
nonfeasance for which there can be no liability absent prior written notice of the condition.
100) Canada's codification is also narrow, in that its 'breach of trust' offence has been held to have codified the crime of misfeasance, but not of
nonfeasance.
The limitation on recovery for economic loss has been premised upon concern over limitation of liability, while the refusal of recovery for unrealized benefits has been justified on the basis that tort law addresses wrongs of misfeasance, not
nonfeasance.
Obama himself is thus violating his oath of office by
nonfeasance.
malfeasance or
nonfeasance occurred, shareholders would be able to
This appeal requires this Court to decide the proper basis of liability for physical harm, whether the law of civil wrongs should be extended to impose legal liability for
nonfeasance (the so-called "duty to rescue") and, finally, the extent of liability for negligently inflicted emotional distress.
Where a signatory to the contract fails to deliver on that obligation, this is referred to as
nonfeasance (non-delivery on contractual obligations).
The probe underlines
nonfeasance on the part of the Finance Ministry.
