usual common law rules
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From 397 U.S. 179 - United States v. W. M. Webb, Inc. · 1970Most cited · 225 citing opinions
Congress' fearfulness of the 'nebulous' nature of the proposed regulation indicates that it used the phrase 'usual common law rules' in a generic sense, to mean the standards developed by the courts through years of adjudication, rather than in a technical sense to mean those standards developed by 'common law' courts as opposed to courts of admiralty.