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

Name: Neese v. Southern Railway Co., 350 U.S. 77 (1955) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

Neese v. Southern Railway Co.

No. 28

Argued November 7, 1955
Decided November 21, 1955
350 U.S. 77

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

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. 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. 78.

216 F.2d 772 reversed.

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