Norval v. Rice
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR TO THE ROCK COUNTY COURT. This was an action of assumpsit, commenced in the County Court of Rock county by the defendants in error against the plaintiff in error, to recover a balance due from bforval to Lutia Ann Rice, one of the defendants in error, for goods sold to him by her, before her marriage with James P. Rice, the other defendant. The declaration contained the usual counts for goods sold and delivered, money had and received,, and for an account stated.
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ERROR TO THE ROCK COUNTY COURT. This was an action of assumpsit, commenced in the County Court of Rock county by the defendants in error against the plaintiff in error, to recover a balance due from bforval to Lutia Ann Rice, one of the defendants in error, for goods sold to him by her, before her marriage with James P. Rice, the other defendant. The declaration contained the usual counts for goods sold and delivered, money had and received,, and for an account stated. Each count alleged that the defendant became indebted to the defendant, Lu-tia Ann, on the 1st day of October, while she was…
1Opinion of the Court
*25 By the Court,
Crawtord, J.
The principal question. involved in this case is whether, under the Constitution, the defendant below, who is now plaintiff in error, was entitled to a trial of the issue joined in the case, by a jury of twelve men, when he demanded the same, and paid the usual jury fee into court.
Section 2 of Article VII. of the Constitution, empowered the Legislature to establish inferior courts in the several counties of the State, with limited civil and criminal jurisdiction; and in pursuance of this power, chapter 86 of the Revised Statutes was enacted. ' By this chapter, the…
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