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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Lyle v. Mangar, 36 A.3d 867 (2011)

Citation
Lyle v. Mangar, 36 A.3d 867 (2011)
Parent Document
Lyle v. Mangar, 36 A.3d 867 (2011)
Jurisdiction
Maine (state)
Effective Date
2011-12-15

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14 M.R.S. § 6034(1) (emphasis added). By its nature, such a presumption is rebutta-ble: “In all civil actions and proceedings, except as otherwise provided by statute or by these rules, a presumption imposes on the party against whom it is directed the burden of proving that the nonexistence of the presumed fact is more probable than its existence.” M.R. Evid. 301. A presumption serves to shift the burden of going forward with evidence to the party against whom the presumption lies. See Ventresco v. Bushey, 159 Me. 241, 250, 191 A.2d 104, 108 (1963).