substantial evidence rule

substantial evidence rule
The rule that a determination of fact by an administrative body should be upheld unless arbitrary or clearly wrong; that a ruling based on findings supported by substantial evidence shall be sustained unless they rest on erroneous legal foundations. NLRB v Babcock & Wilcox Co. 351 US 105, 100 L Ed 975, 76 S Ct 679.

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