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" Probable cause" has been defined as a reasonable ground of suspicion supported by circumstances sufficiently strong in themselves to warrant a cautious man in the belief that the person accused is guilty of the offense with which he is charged. "
A Treatise on the Wrongs Called Slander and Libel: And on the Remedy by ... - Page 711
by John Townshend - 1890 - 848 pages
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Reports of Cases Determined in the Circuit Court of the United ..., Volume 3

United States. Circuit Court (3rd Circuit), Bushrod Washington - Law reports, digests, etc - 1827 - 672 pages
...to the jury it must be left to decide, whether these circumstances are proved by credible testimony. Probable cause, is a reasonable ground of suspicion,...strong in themselves, to warrant a cautious man in believing that the accused was guilty. The declaration stated, the writ on which the plaintiff was...
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Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania, Volume 12

Pennsylvania - 1834 - 438 pages
...understand the term probable cause, to mean, " a reasonable ground of suspicion, supported by facts sufficiently strong in themselves to warrant a cautious...the belief that the person accused, is guilty of the offence of which he is charged." An innocent man may become an object of suspicion and of a prosecution...
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A Digest of the Reported Cases Adjudged in the Several Courts Held ..., Volume 1

Thomas Isaac Wharton - Law reports, digests, etc - 1843 - 870 pages
...Prius, 2 Br. App. 69. S3. Probable cause is a reasonable ground of suspicion, supported by dicamstances sufficiently strong in themselves to warrant a cautious...the belief that the person accused is guilty of the offence with which he is charged. Munns v. Dupont <§• al. nt supra. 34. Any prosecution carried...
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Reports of Cases in Law and Equity in the Supreme Court of the ..., Volume 6

Oliver Lorenzo Barbour, New York (State). Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1850 - 712 pages
...warrant. But good faith merely is not sufficient to protect the defendant from liability. There must be a reasonable ground of suspicion, supported by circumstances...themselves to warrant a cautious man in the belief that the plaintiff was guilty of the crime with which he was charged, to make out such a probable cause as will...
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Michigan Reports: Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of Michigan, Volume 189

Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - Law reports, digests, etc - 1917 - 806 pages
...this question, it is necessary to bear in mind that to constitute probable cause there must be such a reasonable ground of suspicion, supported by circumstances sufficiently strong in themselves, to war110 189 MICHIGAN REPORTS. [Dec. rant an ordinarily cautious person in believing that the person...
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A Treatise on the Right of Personal Liberty: And on the Writ of ..., Volume 961

Rollin Carlos Hurd - Extradition - 1858 - 714 pages
...stated, that " no warrants shall issue but on probable cause," &c. Probable cause has been defined to be, "A reasonable ground of suspicion, supported by circumstances...the belief, that the person accused is guilty of the offence with which he is charged." Muns v. Dupont, 3 Wash. C. C., 31. This must be made out by proof...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Common Pleas for the ...

New York (State). Court of Common Pleas (City and County of New York), Henry Hilton - Law reports, digests, etc - 1860 - 662 pages
...nor the clerk of the defendant. Where an offence has in fact been committed, probable cause would be a reasonable ground of suspicion, supported by circumstances...the belief that the person accused is guilty of the offence with which he is charged ; but this rule does not apply where no offence has in fact been committed....
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A Full and Arranged Digest of the Decisions in Common Law, Equity ..., Volume 2

Richard Peters - Law reports, digests, etc - 1860 - 792 pages
...testimony. Mans v. Dupont et al., 3 Wash. С. С. R. 31. 9. Probable cause is a reasonable ground for suspicion, supported by circumstances, sufficiently...strong in themselves to warrant a cautious man in believing that the accused is guilty. Ibid. 10. Where goods have been purchased to be paid for on delivery,...
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Reports of Cases at Law and in Chancery Argued and Determined in ..., Volume 26

Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1862 - 606 pages
...probable cause is defined to be a reasonable ground of suspicion, supported by circumstances suff'ciently strong in themselves to warrant a cautious .man in...accused is guilty of the offense with which he is charged. If the jury believe, from the evidence in this case, that the defendants fully and fairly...
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Reports of Cases at Law and in Chancery Argued and Determined in ..., Volume 50

Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 634 pages
...PROSECUTION, 3,4 MALICIOUS PROSECUTION. PROBABLE CAUSE. 1. Defined. Probable cause is defined to be a reasonable ground of suspicion, supported by circumstances...themselves to warrant a cautious man in the belief that the accused is guilty of the offense charged. Chapman v. Cawrey, 512. 2. What constitutes probable cause....
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