discovery
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 367 U.S. 303 - Jarecki v. G. D. Searle & Co. · 1961Most cited · 994 citing opinions
§456 Excess Profits Tax Act
Discovery' in § 456 means only the discovery of mineral resources.
How often courts cite the cases defining “discovery”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “discovery” — 1,545 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 2 definitions, chronological · 1961–1963
The discovery must be of such a character that 'a person of ordinary prudence would be justified in the further expenditure of his labor and means, with a reasonable prospect of success, in developing a valuable mine.