Principal Fact
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The main fact in issue. The fact ultimately to be proved.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The main fact at issue in a cause.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In the law' of evidence. A fact sought and proposed to be proved by evidence of other facts (termed "evidentiary facts") from which it is to be deduced by inference. A fact which is the principal and ultimate object of an inquiry, and respecting the existence of which a definite belief is required to be formed. 3 Benth. Jud. Ev. 3; Burrill, Circ. Ev. 3, 119
Defined under Fact in Black's Law Dictionary.