A Text-book of legal medicine and toxicology v. 1, 1903, Volume 1W.B. Saunders & Company, 1903 |
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Page 64
... considerable volume of evidence that Hedden secured his liberty . A very instructive case , involving a great variety of evidence , is that of the Bryant estate.3 Here the decision lay between five sets of claimants , coming from four ...
... considerable volume of evidence that Hedden secured his liberty . A very instructive case , involving a great variety of evidence , is that of the Bryant estate.3 Here the decision lay between five sets of claimants , coming from four ...
Page 65
... Considerable evi- dence , however , some of which is peculiar , can be elicited by an exam- ination of the living person . One cannot do more , in the living , than determine the age within certain broad limits - that is , it can be ...
... Considerable evi- dence , however , some of which is peculiar , can be elicited by an exam- ination of the living person . One cannot do more , in the living , than determine the age within certain broad limits - that is , it can be ...
Page 69
... considerable exactness , while by a systematic study of the bones , although at the expense of much time and labor , very definite limits can be given in almost every case . The recent investigations of Wachalz ' on the determination of ...
... considerable exactness , while by a systematic study of the bones , although at the expense of much time and labor , very definite limits can be given in almost every case . The recent investigations of Wachalz ' on the determination of ...
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... considerable variation in the weight of individuals at different periods of life , espe- cially of women , need not excite surprise . Recovery from an acute infectious disease is frequently followed by increase in weight , while a ...
... considerable variation in the weight of individuals at different periods of life , espe- cially of women , need not excite surprise . Recovery from an acute infectious disease is frequently followed by increase in weight , while a ...
Page 79
... considerable accuracy from the length , size , color , stiffness , curliness , and general gross appearance . The medulla is usu- ally absent from downy hairs and may be wanting at some points in the hairs of the scalp . The coarsest ...
... considerable accuracy from the length , size , color , stiffness , curliness , and general gross appearance . The medulla is usu- ally absent from downy hairs and may be wanting at some points in the hairs of the scalp . The coarsest ...
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Page 540 - But whenever the actual existence of any particular purpose, motive or intent is a necessary element to constitute a particular species or degree of crime, the jury may take into consideration the fact that the accused was intoxicated at the time, in determining the purpose, motive or intent with which he committed the act.
Page 440 - in all suits upon policies of insurance on life hereafter issued by any company doing business in this State, to a citizen of this State, it shall be no defense that the insured committed suicide, unless it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the court or jury trying the cause, that the insured contemplated suicide at the time he made his application for the policy, and any stipulation in the policy to the...
Page 7 - This work presents to the medical and legal professions a comprehensive survey of forensic medicine and toxicology in moderate compass. For convenience of reference the treatise has been divided into two sections, Part I and Part II, the latter being devoted to Toxicology and all other portions of Legal Medicine in which laboratory investigation is an essential feature. Under "Expert Evidence...
Page 445 - If the assured, being in the possession of his ordinary reasoning faculties, from anger, pride, jealousy or a desire to escape from the ills of life, intentionally takes his own life, the proviso attaches, and there can be no recovery. If the death is caused by the voluntary Opinion of the Court.