Concrete, Inc. v. Rheaume Builders, Inc.

The plaintiff’s position is in effect that no constitutional amendment was adopted by the voters at the November 6, 1956, election which abolished the right to trial by jury in civil causes in which the value in controversy exceeds $100 as existed under Pt. I, Art. 20th, of the state Constitution. The question put to the electorate, as a result of the Constitutional Convention which convened in Concord on May 15, 1956, was as follows: “Are you in favor of preserving the right of trial by jury in civil causes in which the value in controversy exceeds five hundred dollars?” In response to this…