wilful and wanton negligence

wilful and wanton negligence
A paradoxical expression, since the adjectives imply premeditation or consciousness of danger to another, while negligence implied inadvertence, but described as a reckless disregard of the safety of the person or property of another by failing, after discovering the peril, to exercise ordinary care to prevent the impending injury. Hinkle v Minneapolis, A. & C. R. Co. 162 Minn 112, 202 NW 340, 41 ALR 1377.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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