Ex Parte Jackson

PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

This petition for a writ of mandamus raises the question whether the trial court properly granted the defendant's motion to strike the jury demand filed by the plaintiff Katrina S. Jackson. For the reasons discussed below, we hold that it was proper as to one of the two claims raised in Jackson's complaint but that it was not proper with regard to the other claim raised in her complaint. Although the legal issues presented in this case are fairly simple, a brief recitation of what appear to be undisputed facts giving rise to the underlying action is necessary for…