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Brown v. Western Railway of Alabama, 338 U.S. 294 (1949)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Brown v. Western Railway of Alabama, 338 U.S. 294 (1949)
Brown v. Western Railway of Alabama No. 43 Argued October 19, 1949 Decided November 21, 1949 338 U.S. 294
CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA
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In an action in a state court for damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, the trial court sustained a general demurrer to the complaint and dismissed the action. Under the state law, such a dismissal was a final adjudication barring recovery in any future state proceeding. The State Court of Appeals affirmed on the basis of a state rule of practice to construe pleadings "most strongly against the pleader."
Held:
1. The construction of the complaint by the state court in accordance with state practice is not binding on this Court, which will itself construe the allegations of the complaint in order to determine whether petitioner has been denied a right of trial granted him by Congress. Pp. 295-296.
2. The complaint did set forth a cause of action, and should not have been dismissed. Pp. 297-299.
77 Ga.App. 780, 49 S.E.2d 833, reversed.
A state court sustained a general demurrer to a complaint claiming damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, and dismissed the action. The Court of Appeals of Georgia affirmed. 77 Ga.App. 780, 49 S.E.2d 833. The Supreme Court of Georgia denied certiorari. This Court granted certiorari. 336 U.S. 965. Reversed and remanded, p. 299.
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