The court overturned the jury's decision because it argued that the railroad's negligence was the immediate cause of damage only to the nearest buildings.

法院推翻了陪审团的决定，因为法院认为，铁路的疏忽只是造成最近建筑物损坏的直接原因。

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The Nigerian government's failure to plough oil revenues back into the villages nearest is oil developments has been the main cause of recent unrests and riots there.

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