noting that this Court may affirm a lower court's decision on any basis, regardless of the specific basis on which the lower court relied
How later courts described this case
- noting that this Court may affirm a lower court's decision on any basis, regardless of the specific basis on which the lower court relied
- “We may, of course, affirm the decision of the trial court if the result is correct on any ground without regard to the grounds which the trial court itself relied upon.”
- this Court may affirm decision below on other grounds
- Supreme Court may affirm decision of any court below on any ground, without regard to the grounds on which the court below relied
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The opinion
PACKEL, Justice,
dissenting.
The trial court, in this controversy involving in excess of four million dollars, concluded that it was without authority *616 to grant leave to file exceptions nine days late. I agree with the majority holding that the court below had that authority. I dissent because the matter should have been remanded to the trial court to exercise its sound discretion in reviewing the facts as to the delay, in light of our determination that it has such authority.
ROBERTS, J., joins in this dissenting opinion.