Real Evidence

All eyidence of which things (or persons regarded as things) is the source; evidence arising from physical indications or appearances. Thus, the production of a dead body is real evidence of the corpiis delicti,

Evidence of which in ancient times such titles were annexed any object belonging to the class of thing 9 to the ownership of various lands; Wms. R. is the source, persons also being included in P. 8. Corodies and annuities are also somerespect of such properties as belong to them times classed as real property. Shares of in common with things. This sort of evi- stock in railway and canal companies are in dence may be either immediate where the England real proi>erty unless made personalthing comes under the cognizance, of our ty by act of parliament. In the United senses; or reported where its existence is States they are personalty independent of related to us by others., Chamb. Rest, Ev. 16. statutory enactment; 2 Kent 340. Some interests in lands are regarded as personal

Evidence furnished by things themselves, on view or inspection, as distinguished from a description of them by the mouth of a witness; e. g., the physical appearance of a person when exhibited to the jury, marks, scars, wounds, finger-prints, etc., also the weapons or implements used in the commission of a crime, and other inanimate objects, and evidence of the physical appearance of a place (the scene of an accident or of the commission of a crime or of property to be taken under condemnation proceedings) as obtained by a jury when they are taken to view it.

Defined under Evidence in Black's Law Dictionary.