prima facie prejudicial
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 319 U.S. 561 - Boone v. Lightner · 1943Most cited · 674 citing opinions
Absence when one's rights or liabilities are being adjudged is usually prima facie prejudicial. But in some few cases absence may be a policy, instead of the result of military service, and discretion is vested in the courts to see that the immunities of the Act are not put to such unworthy use.
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