residuum rule

residuum rule. Administrative law. The principle that an agency decision based partly on hearsay evidence will be upheld on judicial review only if the decision is founded on at least some competent evidence. • The residuum rule has generally been rejected by federal and state courts. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 784. C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Procedure § 230.]

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