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| board of referees |
errors in law |
meaning of a term |
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Summary:
CUB 13920 quoted. I fully concur that the determination of what constitutes "just cause" is a question of fact which falls particularly within the jurisdictional province of Boards of Referees. An Umpire appeal is not a hearing de novo.
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| umpires |
grounds of appeal |
not a trial de novo |
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Summary:
An Umpire appeal is not a hearing de novo and an Umpire should be extremely loath to reverse a decision based on a finding of fact, where there is evidence to reasonably support it. While I might have been disposed to have decided differently, that is not a valid ground.
