prima facie presumption
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916)
Definitions from Case Law
From 279 U.S. 639 - Western v. Henderson · 1929Most cited · 424 citing opinions
A prima facie presumption casts upon the person against whom it is applied the duty of going forward with his evidence on the particular point to which the presumption relates.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A rebuttable presumption.