Prepondebance

8 Superiority of weight; outweighing.

More, therefore, than "weight."

9 402 (1879); Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Germania Fire Ins. Co., 40 Wis. 446 (1876). 1 Bandalow v. People, 90 111. 218 (1878). » Holbrook v. Chamberlin, 116 Mass. 161 (1874). ' Carr v. Fire Association, 60 N. H. 520 (1881). * L. prc Emntm, profit, advantage.

See PiiaaiinM. • Alvord V. Smith, 63 Ind. 62 (1874), Biddle, J. " Thompson v. Knickerbocker Life Ins. Co., 104 U. S. 260 (1881), Bradley, J. On the effect of delivering a policy without payment of premium, see 85 Alb. Law J. 104-5 (1887), cases. ' F. pre-penser, to think beforehand. A mere preponderance of evidence, however slight, must prevail in civil cases. But to sustain a finding of crime, the preponderance must be sufficient to outweigh the opposing evidence, including evidence of good character, if any, and the presumption in favor of innocence.' In a civil case, the law does not require that the jury be convinced beyond all reasonable doubt, much less beyond any doubt; they must determine the issue upon the weight or preponderance of evidence.''

See further Doubt, Reasonable; Fair, 1.