Opening The Case
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Opening the case. On a trial before a jury the party who upholds the affirmative of the issue begins, in conformity with the Civil Law maxim: Ei incumbit probatio, qui dicit, non qui negat; cum, per rerum naturam, factum negantis probatio nulla sit, Cod. 4. See RIGHT OF BEGIN.
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