Legal Opinion
Dreiling v. Peugeot Motors of America, Inc.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided May 13, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-C-911PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CARRIGAN, District Judge.
Defendants, Peugeot Motors of America, Inc., Pierre Lemaire, and Syd Dorn, have moved to strike the plaintiffs’ demand for jury trial. Defendants claim that the plaintiffs waived the right by signing the 1978 Peugeot Dealer Agreement containing a provision whereby each party waived its right to jury trial in all controversies arising out of or in connection with the contract. While acknowledging the presence of the waiver provision, the plaintiffs contend that it is invalid.
The right to trial by jury in civil eases is guaranteed by the Seventh Amendment. This is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- E. R. Christenson D/B/A Christenson Electric Company v. Diversified Builders IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
- Agnes Rodenbur v. Helen J. KaufmannCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
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