 Technical rules of evidence or procedure not required. The commission or a commissioner or deputy commissioner in making an investigation or inquiry or conducting a hearing shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical...  The New York Supplement - Page 5541915Full view - About this book
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1921 - 1112 pages
...investigation or inquiry, neither the commissioner iior the arbitration committee shall be hound hy common law or statutory rules of evidence, or by technical or formal rules of procedure, but may hold such arbitrations or conduct such hearings and make such investigations and inquiries... | |
 | William Otis Badger - Courts - 1921 - 936 pages
...parties.' * * * The act may be taken to mean that, while the commission's inquiry is not limited by the common-law or statutory rules of evidence, or by technical or formal rules of procedure, and it may in its discertion accept any evidence that is offered, still in the end there must be a... | |
 | Iowa. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1922 - 1528 pages
...investigation or inquiry, neither the commissioner nor the arbitration committee shall be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence, or by technical or formal rules of procedure, but may hold such arbitrations or conduct such hearings and make such investigations and inquiries... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1923 - 1144 pages
...justices. The court emphasized the provision in Section 68, ". . . but may make such investigation or conduct such hearing in such manner as to ascertain the substantial rights of the parties," and decided that a non-observance of the hearsay rule would not be the conduct of the... | |
 | Association of Casualty and Surety Companies - Workers' compensation - 1923 - 442 pages
...City v. Ind. Comm., 215 Pac. 1047. 25.— EVIDENCE AND PROOF. Commission is not bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical or formal rules of procedure, otherwise than as provided in Act (§3149). Garfield Smelting Co. v. Industrial Commission, 178 Pac.... | |
 | 1923 - 320 pages
...in making an investigation or conducting a hearing under this act shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical or formal rules of pleading or procedure, except as provided by this act ; and shall make such investigation or inquiry... | |
 | Workmen's Compensation Publicity Bureau - Employers' liability - 1925 - 474 pages
...Procedure, so far as applicable (§90). 25.— EVIDENCE AND PROOF. Commission is not bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical or formal rules of procedure, otherwise than as provided in Act (§91). Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co. v. Mendez, 166 Pac. 278.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - Stevedores - 1926 - 126 pages
...commissioner in making an investigation or inquiry or conducting a hearing shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical or...formal rules of procedure, except as provided by this act ; but may make such investigation of injury or conduct such hearing in such manner as to ascertain... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1926 - 108 pages
...commissioner in making an investigation or inquiry or conducting a hearing shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical or...formal rules of procedure, except as provided by this act ; but may make such investigation of injury or conduct such hearing in such manner as to ascertain... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature - New York (State) - 1927 - 1270 pages
...commissioner in making an investigation or inquiry or conducting a hearing shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical or...such manner as to ascertain the substantial rights of the parties. Declaration of a deceased employee concerning the accident shall be received in evidence... | |
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