Section 118. Technical rules of evidence or procedure not required  


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  • The
      chairman or board in making an investigation or inquiry or conducting  a
      hearing  shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence
      or by technical or formal rules of procedure, except as provided by this
      chapter; but may make such investigation  or  inquiry  or  conduct  such
      hearing  in  such  manner  as to ascertain the substantial rights of the
      parties. Declarations of a deceased  employee  concerning  the  accident
      shall   be   received   in   evidence  and  shall,  if  corroborated  by
      circumstances or other evidence, be sufficient to establish the accident
      and the injury.