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Terms Used In Maryland Code, COMMERCIAL LAW 1-206

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
Whenever the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code creates a “presumption” with respect to a fact or provides that a fact is “presumed” the trier of fact must find the existence of the fact unless and until evidence is introduced that supports a finding of its nonexistence.