The whole goes upon that; declarations in the family, descriptions in wills, descriptions upon monuments, descriptions in Bibles, and registry books, all are admitted upon the principle that they are the natural effusions of a party who must know the... American law reports annotated - Page 3741924Full view - About this book
| Samuel March Phillipps - Evidence (Law) - 1815 - 600 pages
...the family, descriptions in wills, descriptions upon monuments, in bibles and registry books, are all admitted upon the principle, that they are the natural...temptation to exceed or fall short of the truth." Lord Thurlow appears to have adopted the rule with the same limitations. It was his opinion, (as the... | |
| Great Britain. Courts - Law reports, digests, etc - 1816 - 470 pages
...effusions of the mind of the party making them, and must have been made on an occasion 4&tt} his mind stood in an even position, without any temptation to exceed or fall short of the truth. Upon this principle it has been the general rule, as far back as my experience and know ledge go, to... | |
| Richard Burn - Justices of the peace - 1820 - 894 pages
...improbable that a description would be suffered to continue it" erroneous,) are all of them admissible, upon the principle that they are the natural effusions...any temptation to exceed or fall short of the truth. PA/7/. Ev. 245. 246. Handwriting. As relating to the evidence of written instruments, the node of proving... | |
| Samuel March Phillipps - Evidence (Law) - 1820 - 838 pages
...family, descriptions in wills, descriptions upon monuments, in Bibles(7'J and registry books.fe^ are all admitted upon the principle that they are the natural effusions of a party, who must know the troth, and who speaks upon an occasion, when (1) l3Vr» jun. 143. (3) IS Ve«. 514. Edwards r Har (2)... | |
| Thomas Starkie - Evidence (Law) - 1826 - 708 pages
...a family, descriptions in wills, incriptions upon monuments, in bibles and registry-books, are all admitted upon the principle that they are the natural...know the truth, and who speaks upon an .occasion when the mind stands in an even position, without any temptation to exceed or fall short of the truth. Proof... | |
| Peyton Randolph, Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - Law reports, digests, etc - 1827 - 776 pages
...descriptions in wills, descriptions on monuments, descriptions in bibles and registry books; all, are admitted upon the principle that they are the natural...position, without any temptation to exceed or fall 1827. short of the truth. But, there may be many circumstan- f^"^ ces forming part of the tradition,... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Chancery - Equity - 1827 - 644 pages
...descriptions upon monuments, descriptions in Bibles, and Registry Books, all are admitted upon the praiciple, that they are the natural effusions of a party, who...any temptation to exceed or fall short of the truth. But there may be many circumstances, forming part of the tradition, which you would reject, taking... | |
| John Hubbersty Mathews - Personal property - 1827 - 528 pages
...its being the natural effusion of a person, who having had opportunities to know the truth, speaks on an occasion when his mind stands in an even position,...any temptation to exceed or fall short of the truth (a). Declarations in contemplation of future controversy, though suspicious, are not however always... | |
| 1829 - 760 pages
...the family, descriptions in wills, descriptions upon monuments, in Bibles and registry books, are all admitted upon the principle that they are the natural...temptation to exceed or fall short of the truth." Lord Thurlow appears to have adopted the rule, with the same limitations. It was his opinion (as the... | |
| Law - 1843 - 530 pages
...descriptions in wills, descriptions upon monuments, descriptions in bibles and registry books, all are admitted upon the principle that they are the natural...temptation to exceed or fall short of the truth."* 1 Hearsay as to marriage, time of birth, admitted ; the hearsay declarations of the mother denying... | |
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