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· 5/7/1892

Burns v. New York, Providence & Boston Railroad

Citations

  • 20 R.I. 789

How courts have described this case

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  • “ ‘courts decide constitutional issues only when absolutely necessary’ ”
  • “Courts decide constitutional issues only when absolutely necessary”
  • “Courts decide constitutional issues only when absolutely necessary”

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