21.   The defendants were held liable in negligence.

22.   The pump manufacturer was held liable for the value of the lobsters but not for the costs of buying and attempting to repair the pumps.

23.   At common law the employer did not guarantee the safety of the equipment and could not be held liable for a latent defect in it.

24.   He was held not liable as there was a real and imminent danger and he had done what was reasonably necessary.

25.   On the facts of the case, the police were held liable in negligence as they had no fire fighting equipment present when the CS gas was fired.

26.   Thamesdown Council fears it could be held liable if the alarm batteries failed and somebody died.

27.   American and United executives have said they are willing to be held liable for the claims of those passengers on board the four planes that went down.

28.   American and United executives have said they are willing to be held liable for the claims of those passengers on the four planes that went down.

29.   An assistant solicitor general, Irving Gornstein, offered the court several legal theories on which Boca Raton could be held liable.