After parties were enabled to testify in most civil cases by the 1851, the court recognised that the failure of one of them to deny a fact which it is in his power to deny gives colour to the evidence against him.
Judges:
Alderson B
Citations:
(1855) 10 Exch 647
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Liennard v Slough Borough Council QBD 15-Mar-2002
The claimant sought damages from the respondents who had been responsible for his education, for having failed to diagnose his learning difficulties. The school had recognised that he was underachieving, but diagnosis as to the reason was not easy. . .
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Evidence
Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.184028