| Thomas Johnson Michie - 1906 - 952 sider
...Sufficiency. — In a suit for divorce on the ground of adultery, proof thereof should be "such as to lead the guarded discretion of a reasonable and just man to the conclusion of the defendant's guilt." Throckmorton v. Throckmorton, 86 Va. 768, 11 SE 289; Engleman v. Engleman,... | |
| 1906 - 1822 sider
...the counsel for the Appellant, is this: "Would the entire testimony, confessions, and circumstances, lead the guarded discretion of a reasonable and just man to the conclusion." The circumstances under which the confession was made by the defendant exclude all presumptions of... | |
| 1926 - 496 sider
...is seldom susceptible of proof except by circumstances which, however, are sufficient whenever they would lead the guarded discretion of a reasonable and just man to a conclusion of guilt": Matchin v. Matchin, 6 Pa. 332, per Gibson, CJ In this tenor run all our cases... | |
| Abraham Clark Freeman - 1910 - 1252 sider
...by circumstantial evidence, both in civil and criminal cases, is well settled. The only general 23S rule that can be laid down upon the subject is, that the circumstances must be such as will lead the guarded discretion of a reasonable and just man to the conclusion that the alleged act... | |
| Abraham Clark Freeman - 1910 - 1362 sider
...laid down on the evidence necessary to establish adultery is, that the circumstances must be such as lead the guarded discretion of a reasonable and just man to the conclusion that the alleged act was committed, (p. 985.) ADULTERY — Evidence Respecting Offense not Charged.... | |
| William Blake Odgers - 1911 - 1120 sider
...delicate in themselves, but which may have most important bearings in decisions upon the particular case. The only general rule that can be laid down upon the...just man to the conclusion ; for it is not to lead a •/) 4B. &Ald. at p. 161. i) Lovetlen v. Lovedeit, 2 Hagg. Cons, at p. 2. rash and intemperate judgment,... | |
| Hyacinthe Ringrose - 1911 - 284 sider
...husband or wife. The action can only be maintained by the innocent party. ADULTEBY. — The evidence must be such as would "lead the guarded discretion of a reasonable and just man to the conclusion that adultery has been committed." If the court has jurisdiction it does not matter that the offence... | |
| Illinois. Appellate Court, Martin L. Newell, Mason Harder Newell, Walter Clyde Jones, Keene Harwood Addington, James Christopher Cahill, Basil Jones, James Max Henderson, Ray Smith - 1911 - 736 sider
...consummation of the act is proven, and all the facts and circumstances proven are such as to lead or impel the guarded discretion of a reasonable and just man to the conclusion that adultery has been committed, it is sufficient to justify a finding and verdict by the jury to... | |
| Albert Martin Kales - 1911 - 892 sider
...is seldom susceptible of proof except by circumstances which, however, are sufficient whenever they would lead the guarded discretion of a reasonable and just man to a conclusion of guilt. On this principle, a wife's visit jwith a man to a brothel, or to a man at his^lodgin]gsijia&-be... | |
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