Material Fact
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Material facts are those which relate to the merits of the cause of action or defense — facts which are within the issues to be tried and which may be made available on the trial as completing the cause of action or defense.
54 111, App. 353.