Cleveland Ry. Co. v. Halliday

The one question presented by the record in this case is whether the court of common pleas committed reversible error in refusing the demand of the plaintiff below for trial to a jury of twelve. The court of common pleas held that the plaintiff below had waived such a jury and had consented to trial by a jury of six, pursuant to a general rule duly adopted by the court of common pleas of Cuyahoga county. This rule, which was based upon “the desire of the judges to cooperate in every reasonable manner in reducing the expense of operation” of the court of common pleas of Cuyahoga county, reads…