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New York Central R. R. v. Johnson

278 U.S. 590 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1928-10-15 Docket No. 455; No. 456 English

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p. 590
No. 455.
No. 456.
New York Central R. R. Co. v. Johnson; and New York Central R. R. Co. v. Johnson.
October 15, 1928.
Messrs. -Sidney C. Murray and Albert S. Marley for petitioner.
Messrs. John H. Atwood, Qscar S. Hill, and Price Wickersham for respondents.

Petition for writs of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted,' but the argument is to be limited to the question whether the alleged misconduct of counsel for the plaintiffs in their arguments to the jury was- so unfairly prejudicial to the defendant .as to justify a new trial.