Hale v. Akers - 132 U.S. 554 (1889)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Hale v. Akers, 132 U.S. 554 (1889)
Hale v. Akers
No. 270
Submitted December 6, 1889
Decided December 23, 1889
132 U.S. 554
Syllabus
where the supreme court of a state decides a federal question, in rendering a judgment, and also decides against the plaintiff in error on an independent ground not involving a federal question, and broad enough to maintain the judgment, the writ of error will be dismissed, without considering the federal question.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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