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WALTER A. WOOD MOWING & REAPING MACHINE CO. V. SKINNER, 139 U. S. 293 (1891)
139 U. S. 293U.S. Supreme Court
Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine Co. v. Skinner, 139 U.S. 293 (1891)
Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine Co. v. Skinner
No. 1235
Submitted March 9, 1891
Decided March 23, 1891
139 U.S. 293
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
Syllabus
In determining the ground upon which a judgment in a state court was rendered, this Court may refer to the opinion of that court.
When it does not appear upon what ground the highest court of a state placed its judgment, and the judgment may be supported without deciding a federal question, this Court is without jurisdiction of it in error.