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 The Standard Work on the Principles of Evidence THE PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF EVIDENCE; WITH ELEMENTARY NOTES FOR CONDUCTING THE EXAMINATION AND CROSS-EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES. By W. M. BEST. THIRD AMERICAN EDITION, WITH NOTES BY CHARLES F. CHAMBERLAYNE, BROUGHT DOWN TO THE YEAR 1908.

One Volume, cloth, $3.50 net Since 1849, BEST ON EVIDENCE has occupied a unique place as a clear presenta tion of principles, rather than an attempt at empirical rules or at exhaustive citation of cases. The object of evidence being the ascertainment of truth, which is the object of all science, the law of evidence can be treated from a scientific point of view. Its ascertained principles should always be kept clearly in view by bench and bar, and should not be allowed to become confused with the rules of pleading, procedure, or substantive law. In the investigation of doubtful points it is clarifying to turn from voluminous discussion and confusing citation to the terse statements of law in this single volume. In the study of the law BEST presents to the beginner those elementary principles which will guide him later through the maze of cases and the intricacies of practice. Mr. Chamberlayne's notes, "severely practical" (to quote the American Law Review), "critical helps to a mastery of the subject," "go directly to the point without wasting the reader's time." The ninety pages of new notes in this edition are added, in a practical way, at the ends of chapters. The latest law is thus clearly presented, without marring the symmetry of text or annotations. A new Book V embodies a Collection of Leading Propositions. Although the volume is of full size (Ixxxii + 703 =785 pages), the publishers have brought it within the reach of all lawyers and students by offering it at a low price.

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