A brief for the station and others contends, "No prior court has presumed that the clergy could or should determine whether parishoners require professional medical care."

The court will presume that parties to a contract will not exclude liability for losses arising from acts not authorised under the contract.

Ordinarily, the courts presume the named inventors are the inventors so long as there is no disagreement.

For centuries, courts have presumed that all children born within marriage are fathered by the husband.

Because courts will almost always presume that their own state has better laws, this is effectively a device to avoid applying choice of law principles altogether.

Covenants imposed on employed solicitors will always be looked at objectively and the court will presume an inequality of bargaining power.

The court cannot presume a trespass to have been committed.

"It says this court has presumed that police officers will act in bad faith and commit felonies," said Mr. Shechtman.

The court presumes that Parliament, when granting powers, intends them to be exercised in a right and proper way.

This means courts regard the actions of local government units with deference and the courts presume the government unit did everything correctly.