A reckless or malicious and intentional disregard of the property, rights, or safety of others, Implying, active-iy, a licentious or contemptuous willingness to injure and disregard of the consequences to others, and, passively, more than mere negligeuce, that is, a conscious and lnten-tional disregard of duty. See Brasington v. South Bound R. Co., 62 S. C. 325, 40 S. E. 665, 89 Am. St. Rep. 905; Louisville & N. R. Co. v. webb, 97 Ala. 308, 12 South. 374; Branch v. State, 41 Tex. 625; Ilanvnrd v. Davenport, 105 Iowa, 592, 75 N. W. 487; .Trauerman v. Lippincott, 39 Mo. App. 488; Everett v. Richmond & D. R. Co., 121 N. C. 519, 27 S. E. 991; Birmingham Ry. & El. Co
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
