Supreme Court· 6/21/1973

Colgrove v. Battin

Citations

413 U.S. 149
93 S. Ct. 2448
37 L. Ed. 2d 522
1973 U.S. LEXIS 42
17 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 401

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holding that the determination of damages is part of the “substance of the common-law right of trial by jury”
holding local federal rule for six-person jury trial in civil case comports with Seventh Amendment
holding that the Constitution does not deny courts the authority to utilize reasonable procedural flexibility and innovation under the Rules; “[n]ew devices may be used to adapt the ancient institution to present needs and to make of it an efficient administration of justice.”
stating that a court’s local rule enacted pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071 is invalid if it conflicts with an Act of Congress or a Federal Rule
relying on a Sixth Amendment case to sustain the constitutionality of six-member juries in civil trials
relying on a Sixth Amendment case to sustain the constitutionality of six-member juries in civil trials

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