 | Elisha Hammond - Fire insurance - 1840 - 206 pages
...upon it without such assistance, in other words, when it so far partakes of the nature of a science as to require a course of previous habit, or study, in order to the attainment of a knowlegde of it ; see Folkes v. Chadd, 3 Dougl. 157 ; R. v. Searle, 2 M. & M. 75 ; Thornton v. RE Assurance... | |
 | John William Smith - Law reports, digests, etc - 1841 - 744 pages
...upon it without such assistance, in other words, when it so far partakes of the nature of a science as to require a course of previous habit, or study, in order to the attainment of a knowledge of it; see Folkes v. Chadd, 3 Dougl. 157; R. v. Searle, 2 M. & M. 75 ; Thornton v. BE Assurance Co., Peake... | |
 | John Pitt Taylor - Evidence (Law) - 1848 - 756 pages
...without such assistance ; in other words, when it so far partakes of the nature of a science or art, as to require a course of previous habit or study, in order to attain a knowledge of it (/)• § 1039. On the other hand, it seems equally clear, that the opinions... | |
 | Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - Law reports, digests, etc - 1854 - 650 pages
...it without such assistance ; in other words, when it so far partakes of the nature of a science as to require a course of previous habit or study, in order to the attainment of a knowledge of it ; while, on the other hand, it does not seem to be contended that the opinions of witnesses can be... | |
 | William Mawdesley Best - Cross-examination - 1854 - 930 pages
...upon it without ..ce ; in other words, when it so far partakes ,.ie nature of a science or art, as to require a course of previous habit or study in order to the attainment of a knowledge of it." A large number of instances of the application of this principle are to be found in the books. The... | |
 | Iowa. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1860 - 688 pages
...without such assistance; in other words, when it so far partakes of the nature of a science or art, as to require a course of previous habit or study in order to attain a knowledge of it. 1. Smith's Leading Cases, 286. Best on Evidence, sec. 346. It was held by... | |
 | Theodore Thring - Courts-martial and courts of inquiry - 1861 - 416 pages
...such assistance ; in other words, when it so far partakes of the character of a science or art, as to require a course of previous habit or study, in order to obtain a competent knowledge of its nature. 4 .. /• • ,11 i- ,1 witnesses. 1 2 Taylor, Ev. 1101.... | |
 | Joseph Goodeve - Evidence - 1862 - 776 pages
...it v:ithout such assistance ; in other words, when it so far partakes of the nature of a science, as to require a course of previous habit or study, in order to the attainment of a knowledge of it ; while, on the other hand,_ it does not seem to be contended, that the opinion of witnesses can be... | |
 | John Bruce Norton - Evidence (Law) - 1865 - 666 pages
...it without such assistance ; in other words, when it so far partakes of the nature of a science, as to require a course of previous habit or study, in order to the attainment of a knowledge of it ; while, on the other band, it does not seem to be contended, that the opinion of witnesses can be... | |
 | Francis Hilliard - Damages - 1867 - 664 pages
...application of the facts." 3 When the subject of inquiry " so far partakes of the nature of science as to require a course of previous habit or study in order to attain the knowledge of it, the opinion of witnesses acquainted with the subject of inquiry may be... | |
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... of inquiry is such, that inexperienced persons are unlikely to prove capable of forming a correct judgment upon it, without such assistance ; in other words, when it so far partakes of the nature of a science, as to require a course of previous habit... 
