§3.8 Hard Cases Where Counterproof Is Sufficient But Not Conclusive

Authors

Christopher B. Mueller, University of Colorado Law School
Laird Kirkpatrick, George Washington University Law SchoolFollow
Liesa Richter, University of Oklahoma College of Law

Document Type

Chapter

Publication Date

2018

Status

Accepted

Abstract

This article addresses the competing views of how presumptions operate when evidence is offered challenging the presumed fact. It discusses both the approach of FRE 301 as well as the approach adopted by the Uniform Rules of Evidence.

GW Paper Series

GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2018-52; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-52

SSRN Link

https://ssrn.com/abstract=3275016

Recommended Citation

Mueller, Christopher B. and Kirkpatrick, Laird C. and Richter, Liesa, §3.8 Hard Cases Where Counterproof Is Sufficient But Not Conclusive (2018). C. Mueller, L. Kirkpatrick, & L. Richter, Evidence §3.8 (6th ed. Wolters Kluwer 2018); GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2018-52; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-52. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3275016