 As it seldom happens that absolute certainty can be obtained in human affairs, therefore reason and public utility require that Judges and all mankind, in forming their opinions of the truth of facts, should be regulated by the superior number of probabilities...  Proceedings of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia - Seite 321von Engineers Club of Philadelphia - 1915Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Andrew Stuart - 1775 - 218 Seiten
...probability ; and as mathematical or abfolute certainty is feldom to be attained in human affairs, reafoh and public utility require, that judges and all mankind, in forming their opinion of the truth of facts, fhould be regulated by the fuperior number of the probabilities on the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1823 - 894 Seiten
...be obtained in human affairs, and therefore reason and public utility require that judges, and that all mankind, in forming their opinions of the truth of facts, should be regulated by the •apenar number of probabilities on one .ч de and on the other." And throughout our criminal law... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, Richard Vaughan Barnewall, Sir Edward Hall Alderson - 1821 - 754 Seiten
...absolute certainty can be obtained in " human affairs, therefore reason and public utility re" quire that Judges and all mankind, in forming their " opinions...truth of facts, should be regulated by " the superior number of probabilities on one side and " on the other." In the highest crime known to the law, treason,... | |
 | 1823 - 854 Seiten
...obtained in human affairs, and therefore reason and public utility re> quire that judges, and that all mankind, in forming their opinions of the truth of facts, should be regulated by the superior number of probabilities on one side and on the other." And through, out our criminal law we constantly... | |
 | 1823 - 892 Seiten
...be obtained in human affairs, and therefore reason and public utility require that judges, and that all mankind, in forming their opinions of the truth of facts, should be regulated by the 166 167 superior number of probabilities on one side and on the other." And throughout our criminal... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1823 - 896 Seiten
...obtained in human affairs, and therefore reason and public utility re. quire that judges, and that all mankind, in forming their opinions of the truth of facts, should be regulated by tht superior number of probabilities on one side and on the other." And throughout our criminal law... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1849 - 714 Seiten
...reason and public utility require that Judges, and all mankind, in Ctiles vs. The State of Georgia. forming their opinions of the truth of facts, should be regulated by the superior number of probabilities on one side and on the other." [7.] While I am not prepared to subscribe to... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts - 1869 - 704 Seiten
...for this. " As it seldom happens that absolute certainty can be obtained in human affairs, therefore reason and public utility require that judges and...truth of facts, should be regulated by the superior number of probabilities on one side and on the other." In the highest crime known to the law, treason,... | |
 | California - 1872 - 698 Seiten
...Evidence, pp. 121-190. As mathematical or absolute certainty is seldom to be attained in luiman nft'airs, reason and public utility require that Judges and all mankind, in forming their opinion of the truth of facts, should be regulated by 47_VoL. II. CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. Four kind*... | |
 | Herbert Broom, Edward Alfred Hadley - 1875 - 858 Seiten
...presumptions; for as it seldom happens that absolute certainty can be obtained in human affairs, therefore he wearing apparel and bedding of the judgment debtor a preponderance of probabilities. Accordingly, in the highest crime known to the law, viz. treason,... | |
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