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Statement

SCR 310. (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 157) In its dictionary meaning is the act of stating or reciting, 'Prima facie' a statement cannot take in an omission. A statement cannot include that which is not stated. But very

Land certificate

of the land, as well as the name and address of the person receiving the entitlement, and is prima facie evidence of the truth of the matters it contains. Also termed land warrant, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p.

Law List

dates of their entering the profession. The present 'Law List,' which has been published annually since 1801, is prima facie evidence that the persons therein named as solicitors or certificated conveyancers, are such, (English) Solicitors Act, 1850 (23 &

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Passport

serves diverse purposes; it is a 'request for protection', it is a document of identity, it is a prima facie evidence of nationality, in modern times it not only controls exit from the State to which one belongs, but

Trade marks

42 of 1905). The effect of registration in Part B of the Register is that the registration affords prima facie evidence only that the registered proprietor has the exclusive right to use the trademark but that it is open

Dangerous machinery

the factory as it would be if it were securely fenced. Non-compliance with this statutory duty will be prima facie evidence of negligence on the part of the employer, Groves v. Lord Wimborne, (1898) 2 QB 402. As to

Baggage check

Baggage check, constitutes prima facie evidence of the registration of the baggage and of the conditions of the contract of carriage, Halsbury's Laws of

admissible

of being allowed or permitted [the difficulty would be lessened if entries in books of account were as prima facie evidence "B. N. Cardozo"] ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty [-mi-sə-bi-lə-tē] n

Party-wall

(1880) 14 Ch D 192. The common use of a wall separating adjoining lands of different owners is prima facie evidence that the wall and the land on which it stands belongs to the owners of those adjoining lands,

Receipt

Receipt, an acknowledgment in writing of having received a sum of money, which is prima facie but not conclusive evidence of payment, Skaife v. Jackson, (1824) 3 B&C 421. The act of receiving something;

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