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NEESE V. SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO., 350 U. S. 77 (1955)

350 U. S. 77

U.S. Supreme Court

Neese v. Southern Railway Co., 350 U.S. 77 (1955)

Neese v. Southern Railway Co.

No. 28

Argued November 7, 1955

Decided November 21, 1955

350 U.S. 77

Syllabus

1. The District Court's denial of a new trial, upon remittitur of part of the verdict in this case, was not without support in the record, and its action should not have been disturbed by the Court of Appeals. P. 350 U. S. 77.

2. This Court refuses to decide constitutional questions when the record discloses other grounds of decision, whether or not properly raised here by the parties. P. 350 U. S. 78.

216 F.2d 772 reversed.


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