· 1/12/1972
M. C. Mock v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Citations
- 454 F.2d 131
- 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 11879
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that the term \quasi-judicial\ \is most generally applied where the function of the administrative body under consideration involves the exercise of discretion in the application of legal principles to varying factual situations and requires notice and hearing ...\
- emphasizing requirements of notice, hearing, and exercise of discretion to determination of quasi-judicial proceeding
- stating “like the privilege which is generally applied to pertinent statements made in formal judicial proceedings, an absolute privilege also attaches to relevant statements made during administrative proceedings which are ‘quasi-judicial’ in nature.”
- the federal standard with respect to the privilege accorded statements in judicial pleadings comports with Arkansas law
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Judges: Matthes, Lay, Hunter
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