damnum fatale
damnum fatale (dam-n[schwa]m f[schwa]-tay-lee). [Latin “unavoidable damage”] Roman law. Damage caused by an unavoidable circumstance, such as a storm or a shipwreck, for which bailees or others will not be held liable. • But an exception was made for damages resulting from theft. “The liability of innkeepers, carriers, and stable keepers, at Roman law, was […]