Lii v. Sida of Hawaii, Inc.

Appellant in this case made an untimely demand for jury trial in that the applicable rule provides for the demand to be made within ten days and appellant did not make such demand until nearly thirty days had elapsed. The case was heard without a jury and appellant appeals, asserting that his right to a jury trial is constitutionally absolute.

The Seventh Amendment of the Constitution of the United States provides that:

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise…