Elizabeth Tp. v. MUN. AUTH. OF McKEESPORT

I dissent. The sole issue in this sewage rate dispute is whether the trial court erred in submitting the case to a jury. The Townships have the right to a jury trial in this case, based' on Article 1, Section 6 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, which provides: “Trial by jury shall remain as heretofore, and the right thereof remain inviolate.” In William Goldman Theaters, Inc. v. Dana, 405 Pa. 83, 93, 173 A.2d 59, 64 (1961), cert. denied, 386 U.S. 897, 82 S.Ct. 174, 7 *483L.Ed.2d 93 (1961), this Court construed Article I, Section 6 to mandate a jury trial “in every situation in which [an…