Hale v. Akers

Citations

• 132 U.S. 554
• 10 S. Ct. 171
• 33 L. Ed. 442
• 1889 U.S. LEXIS 1904

Syllabus

<p>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.</p>