What is APPEAR? Definition of APPEAR in Black's Law Dictionary
In practice. To be properly before a court; as a fact or matter of which it can take notice. To be in evidence; to be proved. "Making it appear and proving are the same thing." Freem. 53. Coming into court by a party to a suit, whether plaintiff or defendant. Madison v. State, 31 Ala.App. 602, 20 So.2d 541, 542; Bennett v. Rodgers, 205 Mo.App. 458, 225 S.W. 101. See Appearance.
Frequently used in judicial proceedings as meaning "clear to the comprehension" when applied to matters of opinion or reasoning, and "satisfactorily or legally known or made known", when used in reference to facts of evidence. Blackshear v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 26 S.E.2d 793, 804, 69 Ga.App. 790. Facts "appear" when the evidence from which facts may be found is introduced, and presumptions disappear when facts appear. Christiansen v. Hilber, 282 Mich. 403, 276 N.W. 495, 497.
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