Preponderance of the evidence - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

Preponderance of the evidence is one type of�evidentiary standard�used in a�burden of proof�analysis. Under the preponderance standard, the burden of proof is met when the party with the burden convinces the�fact finder�that there is a greater than 50% chance that the claim is true.�This is the burden of proof in a�civil�trial.

In Karch v. Karch, 885 A.2d 535, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania noted that �preponderance of the evidence is defined as the greater weight of the evidence, i.e., to tip a scale slightly is the criteria or requirement for preponderance of the evidence�. Similarly, in another case from Pennsylvania, the court held that �preponderance of the evidence is such evidence as leads a fact-finder to find a contested fact to be more probable than its nonexistence.�

For more on the preponderance of the evidence, see this�University of Florida Law Review article and this�Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article.�