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Evidence Act 1893 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Production and Effect of Evidence
113. Proof of good faith in transactions where one party is in relation of active confidence
Feedback & supportWhere there is a question as to the good faith of a transaction between parties, one of whom stands to the other in a position of active confidence, the burden of proving the good faith of the transaction is on the party who is in a position of active confidence.Illustrations (a) The good faith of a sale by a client to an attorney is in question in a suit brought by the client. The burden of proving the good faith of the transaction is on the attorney. (b) The good faith of a sale by a son just come of age to a father is in question in a suit brought by the son. The burden of proving the good faith of the transaction is on the father.