Excerpt from A Treatise on the Law of Circumstantial Evidence: Illustrated by Numerous Cases As compared with Direct Evidence 15 Definition of Circumstantial Evidence 15, 16 Presumptive Evidence not synonymous with Circumstantial Evi dence 16, 17 Upon What Force of Circumstantial Evidence depends 17 chapter II. Presumptions. What is Imported by Presumptions 18 Legal Presumptions and Natural Presumptions contrasted 19, 20 Presumptions are based upon Reason 21 Presumptions are varied as Circumstances 22 There can be no Arbitrary Rules to estimate Force of Presumptions 22, 23 Certain Classifications of Presumptions 24 Statutory Presumptions 25 chapter III. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.