irrebuttable presumption
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 291 U.S. 272 - United States v. Provident Trust Co. · 1934Most cited · 314 citing opinions
The rule in respect of irrebuttable presumptions rests upon grounds of expediency or policy so compelling in character as to override the generally fundamental requirement of our system of law that questions of fact must be resolved according to the proof.
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