Essays in Jurisprudence and Legal HistoryExcerpt from Essays in Jurisprudence and Legal History § I. One fact is evidence of another when it in any degree renders the evidence of that other probable. The quality by virtue of which it has such an effect may be called its probative force, and evidence may be defined as any fact possessing probative force. Such force may be of any degree of intensity. Where it is great enough to form a rational basis for an inference, the evidence possessing it constitutes Proof. An essential requisite for the discovery of truth is the correct measurement of probative force. Now in this matter judicial action differs strikingly from the other departments of action and inquiry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
