Christiansen v. Interstate Motor Lines, Inc.

DELEHANT, Chief Judge.

There is before the court for determination the question whether the trial of these actions shall be had before a jury or before the court without a jury. In each case, on September 19, 1956, a request for jury trial was filed to which is appended a showing of its service through the United States mail on September 18, 1956. The requests are explicit in their terms and the only question upon them which is suggested is whether they were timely made.

In relation to that point, it is appropriate to recall the material dates which the two files disclose. The cases have…