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Lives
is to last, the cestui que vie. By 18 & 19 Car. 2, there is a prima facie presumption of death after seven years; and by the Cestui que Vie Act,1707 (6 Anne, c. 72), an order
Legacy
is expressed, and also the same sum is given, the Court considers these two coincidences as raising a presumption that the testator did not by a subsequent instrument mean another gift, but a repetition only of the
Necessaries
together, and goods supplied to the wife are necessaries, both in quality and quantity, the law raises a presumption of assent on the part of the husband to the contract, and renders him liable upon it. Under
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Sessions of the peace
accused of felony, which may be done after a full hearing of evidence on both sides, where the presumption of guilt shall either be weak in itself, or weakened by the proofs adduced on behalf of the
Res ipsa loquitur
thing speaks for itself'. A doctrine or rule of evidence in tort law that permits an inference or presumption that a defendant was negligent in an accident injuring the plaintiff on the basis of circumstantial evidence if
Satisfaction
the legatee upon marriage or otherwise, then, from the already quoted inclination of equity against double portions, a presumption arises that the legacy was intended by the testator as a complete satisfaction. When the legacy is not
Semper pr'sumitur pro negante
Semper pr'sumitur pro negante, (The presumption is always in favour of the negative.) On an equal division of votes in the House of Lords
Semper pr'sumitur prolegitimatione puerorum; et filiatio non potest probari
Semper pr'sumitur prolegitimatione puerorum; et filiatio non potest probari. Co. Litt. 126 a, (The presumption is always in favour of the legitimacy of children; and filiation cannot be proved.)
Joint-tenancy
security, yet equity holds that it could never have been intended that their interests should survive, the fair presumption being that each means to lend his own money, and to be repaid his own again. The consequence
Severance in status
his intention to separate himself from the family. The fact of the separation of one member raises no presumption, either that there was a separation amongst the other members, or that the latter remained joint. Whether the
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