Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit
(redirected from Ei incumbit probatio qui)Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat. The burden of the proof lies upon him who affirms, not he who denies. Dig. 22, 3, 2; Tait on Ev. 1; 1 Phil. Ev. 194; 1 Greenl. Ev. Sec. 74; 3 Louis. R. 83; 2 Dan. Pr. 408; 4 Bouv Inst. n. 4411.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.