Barron v. Levinson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Barron v. Levinson

191 Ill. App. 35

CourtAppellate Court of Illinois

DecidedDecember 31, 1914

DocketGen. No. 18,567

StatusPublished

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Barron v. Levinson, 191 Ill. App. 35 (Ill. Ct. App. 1914).

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Mr. Justice Pam

delivered the opinion of the court.

2. Evidence, § 40*—when failure to deny material fact raises presumptive evidence would be unfavorable. There is a well-established principle of law that where a fact material to the issue is within the knowledge of one of .the parties to a lawsuit, the failure to disclose such fact, when the opportunity is offered, gives rise to the presumption that the evidence would have been unfavorable.

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Mr. Justice Pam

delivered the opinion of the court.

2. Evidence, § 40*—when failure to deny material fact raises presumptive evidence would be unfavorable. There is a well-established principle of law that where a fact material to the issue is within the knowledge of one of .the parties to a lawsuit, the failure to disclose such fact, when the opportunity is offered, gives rise to the presumption that the evidence would have been unfavorable.

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