Williams v. Williams

GRAHAM, Judge.

Defendant did not request a jury trial and made no objection to the court hearing the matter without a jury. He contends now, however, that his rights under the Federal constitution and the State constitution were violated in that he was not afforded a trial by jury.

The Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees trial by jury in suits at common law in the United States courts. It is well settled, however, that this provision applies only to the federal courts and not to the state courts. St. Louis and S.F.R. Co. v. Brown, 241 U.S. 223, 36 S.Ct. 602, 60 L.Ed.…