Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided October 24, 1977Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Henry Wade District Attorney Dallas County Government Center Dallas, Texas 75202
Re: Use of six-person juries in civil cases in county courts at law when the amount in controversy exceeds $1,000.00.
Dear Mr. Wade:
You have requested our opinion whether civil cases in county courts at law may be tried before a jury of six persons when the amount in controversy exceeds $1,000.00.
In Jordan v. Crudgington, 231 S.W.2d 641 (Tex. 1950), the court held unconstitutional a statute which provided for sixperson juries in a court of domestic relations. The court stated that article 1, section 15 of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Colgrove v. BattinSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- People v. CollinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Jordan v. CrudgingtonTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- Gilbreath Ex Rel. Watson v. WallaceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
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