The Law of Presumptive Evidence

Book excerpt: Endeavors to present the topic of Presumptive Evidence (and incidentally the Burden of Proof), as follows, viz: 1. A series of rules and sub-rules. 2. A series of illustrations under each rule. 3. A discussion or commentary upon the rule and upon the particular illustration, showing the reasons for the rules themselves, and the grounds upon which the courts have proceeded in giving particular applications to them.