National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Oil & Gas Co.

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

We held in this case that the rules of evidence prevailing in courts of law and equity were not abolished by the National Labor. Relations Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 151 et seq. We adhere to this ruling, notwithstanding the provision that, in proceedings before the Board, such rules shall not be controlling. The Board is not a court, though it is quasi-judicial in character. It is a fact-finding tribunal with inquisitorial ^ powers in labor controversies, similar to those of a grand jury in criminal cases. In the discretion of the agency conducting the hearing, any person may…