Taylor v. Gardiner

We think the allegations of the petition are sustained by the proofs, and that the petition, unless open to the objections made by the respondent, ought to be granted. It is true the testimony is in some respects vague and indefinite, but that was to be expected. The petitioners were called upon to prove the existence of a local prejudice, a thing wbicb is impalpable to the senses. The proofs of such a thing are naturally vague. Men moving in a community where the prejudice prevails become perfectly assured of its prevalence, yet, when inquired of, cannot tell, except in the most general way,…