Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S. Inc. v. State Corp. Commission

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• holding the legislature may forbid the doing of an act without regard to intent or knowledge, and stating it is incumbent on the courts to give such a statute effect, although the intent of the actor may have been innocent
• An administrative body empowered to investigate facts, weigh evidence, draw conclusions as a basis for official actions, and exercise discretion of a judicial nature is acting in a quasi-judicial capacity.

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