· 3/9/1955
Rounsaville v. Bullard
Citations
- 276 S.W.2d 791
- 154 Tex. 260
- 1955 Tex. LEXIS 509
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- holding jury may not reasonably infer ultimate fact from meager circumstantial evidence merely raising any number of inferences, none more probable than another
- holding jury may not reasonably infer ultimate fact from meager circumstantial evidence merely raising any number of inferences, none more probable than another
- “No inference of fact should be drawn from premises which are uncertain. . . . One presumption cannot be based upon another presumption.”
- “The fact relied upon to support the presumption must be proved.”
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Judges: Smith
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