Fay v. Reynolds

1 Citing case

  1. Johnson v. Connecticut Co.

    85 Conn. 438 (Conn. 1912)   Cited 19 times

    "A presumption, or a probability, . . . is an inference as to the existence or non-existence of one fact from the existence or non-existence of some other fact, founded on a previous experience of that connection." Fay v. Reynolds, 60 Conn. 217, 220, 21 A. 418. And when the trier has a reasonable belief of the probability of the existence of a fact material to the issue it is its duty to find it.