42.Relevancy and effect of judgments, orders or decrees, other than those mentioned in section 41
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, or in section 41, are relevant if they relate to matters of a public nature relevant to the enquiry; but such , or are not conclusive proof of that which they state.IllustrationA sues B for trespass on his land. B alleges the existence of a public right of way over the land, which A denies.The existence of a decree in favour of the defendant, in a suit by A against C for a trespass on the same land, in which C alleged the existence of the same right of way, is relevant, but it is not conclusive proof that the right of way exists.
