charge
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 360 U.S. 301 - National Labor Relations Board v. Fant Milling Co. · 1959Most cited · 471 citing opinions
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A charge filed with the Labor Board is not to be measured by the standards applicable to a pleading in a private lawsuit. Its purpose is merely to set in motion the machinery of an inquiry.
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How often courts cite the cases defining “charge”
Court decisions citing the 3 opinions that defined “charge” — 862 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 3 definitions, chronological · 1927–1959
- ORIGINAL
The payment for the messages—i.e., the charge for them to satisfy the statute—should be for money or money's worth.
- 1943·318 U.S. 9 - National Labor Relations Board v. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.[p13]· cited 381×
The charge is not proof. It merely sets in motion the machinery of an inquiry. When a Board complaint issues, the question is only the truth of its accusations. The charge does not even serve the purpose of a pleading. Dubious character, evil or unlawful motives, or bad faith of the informer cannot deprive the Board of its jurisdiction to conduct the inquiry.
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