Riverboat Corporation of Mississippi v. Harrison County Board of Supervisors

¶ 18. Because I believe no statutory or constitutional right to a jury trial exists in ad valorem tax assessment appeals, I re*295spectfully dissent and would reverse, the trial court’s denial of Isle of Capri’s motion for a bench trial.

¶ 19. In Mississippi, the right to a jury-trial exists solely through our Constitution or through legislative enactment.9 Mississippi Constitution Article 3, Section 31 provides that the “right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate — ” Miss. Const, art. 3, § 31 (emphasis added). It is well settled law that the constitutional right to a jury trial applies…